North Sea herring quota lift advised
ICES has advised that the 2024 quota for North Sea herring could be increased by 28.3%, to a maximum of 532,166 tonnes. This year’s quota for direct fishing is 403,813…
Jan Mayen cod quota advice
Norway’s Institute of Marine Research advises a 315 tonne cod quota for the Jan Mayen area this year, slightly down on the 347 tonne quota for 2022, but larger than…
Marginal increase in Barents Sea shrimp quota advice
Norway’s Institute of Marine Research has recommended that this year’s Barents Sea shrimp quota should not exceed 153,000 tonnes. This represents a 13,000 tonne incrase over the 2022 quota. Despite…
Invasive crabs reach Norwegian waters
An alert for some brush crabs reported near Fredrikstad in Norway instead turned out to be the first sighting of a related species, the Asian shore crab, a species that…
Institute advises sandeel quota cut
Norway’s Institute of Marine Research has advised a 60,000 tonne sandeel quota for its waters this year, a 59% reduction compared to the 2021 fishery. ‘There have been large quotas…
Tracking blue whiting codend behaviour
The blue whiting fishery that takes place west of Ireland and Scotland in the spring is know for tight concentrations of fish, often resulting in big bags after short tows.…
Image: Odd-Børre Humborstad / Institute of Marine Research
Advice for increased snow crab quota
Norway’s Institute of Marine Research has recommended a snow crab quota of 6725 tonnes for 2022, an increase on the 6500 tonne quota it advised for the current year. The…
Climate change could push traditional cod spawning areas northwards, according to research from Norway. Image: Gunnar Sætra/Institute of Marine Research
Will Lofoten cod become Murmansk cod?
Climate change will affect the future of cod in Norwegian waters, including a reduction in the importance of the traditional spawning grounds off the Lofoten and Vesterålen areas. A study…