Mapping industry ownership
Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries has given the green light to an initiative designed to map the tortuous web of ownership and cross-ownership in the Icelandic fishing industry. There has been…
Spanish industry to challenge fishing closures in court
Spanish industry body Cepesca has made it clear that it intends to fight all the way against the closures of 87 demersal fishing zones in Atlantic waters scheduled to come…
Gaps in science and consultation as Commission shuts fishing grounds
While the European Commission is busy congratulating itself on shutting down 87 areas to all demersal fishing gears in North Atlantic waters, the industry isn’t treating this as good news,…
Mackerel – Everyone loses
Speaking last week in response to Parliamentary questions, Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries Svandís Svavarsdóttir has stated that mackerel fisheries across the North-East Atlantic have in recent years far exceeded the…
Barents Sea cod quota reduction
The Norwegian Marine Research Institute has recommended a Barents Sea cod quota of up to 566,784 tonnes for 2023 – a 20% reduction on the 2022 figure and the lowest…
Fisheries vital to recovery of Pacific economies
Pacific Fisheries Ministers meeting last week in Kiribati identified maximising value from their fisheries as key to supporting the economic recovery from Covid-19. Ministers and Officials were attending the annual…
Skippers hit out at ‘mad quota advice’
Two more respected trawlers skippers have added their voices to the chorus of criticism from the fishing industry over the proposals for Iceland’s 2022-23 quotas that have yet to be…
EU and Norway harmonise fisheries control data exchange
The EU and Norway have concluded consultations that will lead to the modernisation the exchange of fisheries data for control purposes. The delegations agreed to use a common software platform…
UK fishing squeezed out
The findings of a major report commissioned by the NFFO and SFF demonstrate that the fishing industry continues to be shoved aside in the race for offshore energy, with more…
Norway reduces 2022 mackerel quota
Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Bjørnar Skjæran has announced a 278,222 tonne mackerel quota for the Norwegian fleet this year, a 7% reduction on last year’s allocation. ‘In…
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