Downward revision of ICES Northern Shelf Cod advice
The decision to revise the advice already issued in June this year for the 2025 Northern Shelf cod fishery is due to an error detected in the multi-stock stochastic forecasting model…
Lowest mackerel advice in a decade
ICES has presented its recommendations for 2025 for the main north Atlantic pelagic fisheries – and the advice for next year’s mackerel fishery is the lowest in ten years. ICES…
ICES fends off cyber attacks
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has fought off a couple of cyber attacks, first with a penetration of the organisation’s systems, and followed up a…
Shared shrimp fishery faces challenges
Recommendations from ICES are that the shrimp fishery in the Skagerrak, Kattegat and northern North Sea in the Norwegian Deep should not exceed 4557 tonnes for the 12 months 1st…
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ICES advice for Baltic fisheries highlights environmental concerns
Recommendations for fisheries in the Baltic for 2025 have been presented by ICES and will form the basis of further proposals and decisions for the 2025 fishery. Despite the dry…
Renewed demands for blanket ban on mobile gears in MPAs
The European Bottom Fishing Alliance is accusing the EU Commission’s environmental division of presenting a set of rigidly-defined questions to ICES, against the backdrop of a renewed demands for a…
Pollack closure hits coastal fisheries
A new scientific study on pollack is urgently needed so that accurate and up to date stock data can be collected to properly inform fisheries management, according to The Irish…
ICES advice – reduced herring and mackerel quotas, lift for blue whiting
ICES has published its advice for a reduction to next year’s mackerel and Atlanto-Scandian herring quotas and an increase in blue whiting. The advice is for a 390,101-tonne quota for…
Slashed shrimp quotas calls for political leadership
‘The sharp reduction of the shrimp quota in the North Sea and Skagerrak is a dramatic one for the entire fishing industry along the coast of the Skagerrak and the…
North Sea quota lift for 2024
ICES has provided quota advice for next year for some stocks in the North Sea and adjacent areas, with recommendations based on an MSY approach. The advice is for a…