A study carried out for the European Commission has compiled data and information on fisheries subsidies within six of the world's major fishing countries: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Russia and the United States, and EU commissioners have reiterated that damaging subsidies must be ended.
Three previously unemployed people are now in full-time work thanks to the Passport to Processing initiative that was created to provide a gateway for careers in seafood processing in the north-east of Scotland.
Europêche and EAPO have penned an open letter to the European Parliament, voicing their concerns about the EU Technical Conservation Regulation.
The economic performance of the EU fleet improved significantly in 2014, according to the latest Annual Economic Report. Between 2008 and 2014, the EU fleet moved from a loss-making position in 2008 to registering record-high net profits of €770 million in 2014 – up from €500 million in 2013.
A Danish fisherman convicted in 2012 of illegal fishing has had his conviction overturned on the grounds that evidence supplied by Greenpeace was unreliable.
The Faroe Islands and Iceland have agreed reciprocal fishing rights for the coming year. Icelandic fisheries minister Thorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir and Faroese fisheries minister Høgni Hoydal signed the agreement between the two countries this week, reaching terms that are similar to last year’s.
Australian Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Anne Ruston, has welcomed the rise as evidence of a robust and reputable industry meeting strong international demand for high quality seafood.
A Latvian-registered fishing vessel has been apprehended by the Norwegian Coast Guard in the Svalbard zone, suspected of fishing illegally for snow crab.
A salmon farming operation in north-western Iceland faces a legal challenge, with a demand that permits issued, opening the way to increasing salmon production in Arnarfjörður, should be rescinded.
The state of the Belgian fleet is unique, with a small fleet under the Belgian flag that has dropped to only 65 fishing vessels, plus seven currently dormant licenses at different capacity levels.