Dutch fishermen protest with port blockade
Frustrated by their government’s failure to act on the issues facing the fishing industry, notably the sky-high cost of fuel that threatens the viability of many businesses, fishermen are blockading…
Dutch fleet pins hopes on interim aid measures
The Dutch Parliament has passed a motion calling on the government to institute a bridging scheme ahead of the Brexit relief funding that will become available to struggling fishing companies…
Expect higher fuel costs
‘Fuel costs make up an increasing part of total operating costs the fishing fleet, and this is likely to continue. Globally, there is a lack of energy, despite large investments…
Spanish industry asks for offshore fleet to get fuel benefit
Spanish industry body Cepesca has again asked the government to include the country’s deep-sea fleet in the initiative that provides fishing operators with a €0.20/litre fuel support to counteract the…
Without support, Dutch fleet could go under
In a letter to Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Henk Staghouwer, Dutch associations VisNed, de Nederlandse Vissersbond and PO Delta South have requested support measures for the fleet. They…
Spanish industry disappointed at half-hearted government measures
Spain’s fishing industry, represented by the Spanish Fisheries Confederation (Cepesca), has voiced its disappointment at measures announced by the Government in response to the crisis in increased operating costs triggered…
Crisis support measures for European fisheries and aquaculture
The European Commission has activated new crisis measures to support the fishery and aquaculture sectors in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The crisis mechanism of the European Maritime,…
Fuel price surcharge to support Dutch fleet
The partners in the fisheries supply chain – suppliers, auctions and trade/processing – have managed to hammer out a fuel price surcharge scheme, providing support to fishing companies that are…
Relief at fuel support for French fishing
A number of fishing vessels in Boulogne have been tied up this week, in an unprecedented response to the crippling increase in the price of diesel. The announcement by Prime…
European fishermen call for emergency measures to meet fuel crisis
Representatives of the European fisheries sector have met Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius to discuss responses to the sharp rise in energy and logistics prices following the invasion of Ukraine, warning that…