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…
Scotland’s stocks hit record levels
Official assessments put Scotland’s key commercial fish species, notably haddock and cod, are at their highest level for decades. Contrary to claims by environmental NGOs that these stocks are facing…
ICES revises cod advice upwards
ICES as revised its original advice for a 44% increase in the 2023 quota for North Sea cod, and now recommends a 26,008 tonne quota which represents a 63% increase…
EU calls out Norway and Russia on Arctic cod
The European Union has expressed its serious concerns that Norway and Russia, without seeking to co-operate with any of the other relevant stakeholders, are taking decisions that are leading to…
Evidence of record stocks disproves over-fishing claims
Whitefish stocks in Scotland’s waters have doubled in size over the last twenty years and are now at record levels, according to Shetland Fishermen, representing both for the Shetland Fishermen’s…
‘This is a big problem that we would love to see solved,’ said DFPO chairman Svend-Erik Andersen. Images: DFPO
ICES advice fails to tally with Danish fishing experience
The Danish Fishermen’s PO (DFPO) has weighed in with its own criticisms of ICES advice for North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat fisheries for 2022. Like the Scottish associations, they Danish…
Scottish associations slam ICES advice
The Scottish fishing industry’s two largest fishing associations have strongly criticised ICES advice for cuts of 10.3% to North Sea cod and 20% to west cast saithe TACs for 2022.…
Cuts advised for Barents Sea cod and haddock quotas
ICES has recommended 20% reduction in Barents Sea cod catches next year and a 23% reduction in the volume of haddock caught, as well as a marginal reduction in the…
Scottish fishermen want panel review of scientific catch advice
Scotland’s two largest fishing associations are urging Scottish ministers to create a special panel to review stock assessments after wild swings in catch advice in recent years. The Shetland Fishermen’s…
ICES has recommended reductions to mackerel, blue whiting and horse mackerel quotas next year, but a 24% increase in Atlanto-Scandian herring
2021 pelagic recommendations: herring up, mackerel down
ICES has announced its 2021 North-Eastern Atlantic quota recommendations for mackerel, Atlanto-Scandian herring, horse mackerel and blue whiting. The recommendation is for mackerel to be set at 852,284, an 8%…