Icelandic pelagic fleet gearing up for mackerel
With the winter capelin and blue whiting season behind them, Iceland’s pelagic fleet is gearing up for the summer mackerel season. The Síldarvinnslan fleet is expected to start hunting for…
With the winter capelin and blue whiting season behind them, Iceland’s pelagic fleet is gearing up for the summer mackerel season. The Síldarvinnslan fleet is expected to start hunting for…
The management of the North-East Atlantic’s three main pelagic stocks has again been highlighted as the the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has sent an open letter to politicians…
A declaration by the Council of EU Fisheries Ministers pledging a resolution to the mackerel dispute between Denmark and Ireland has been welcomed by Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation CEO Seán O’Donoghue,…
As of 21st November, the Russian Far East industry had landed 291,000 tonnes of ivasi sardine, mackerel and saury, while the salmon catch has exceeded half a million tonnes. Dense…
The first African retailer to put its weight behind the pressure applied by the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group’s (NAPA) for sustainability in the North-East Atlantic’s pelagic fisheries follows a…
A meeting in London between delegations from the European Union, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom has resulted in agreement on TACs for…
The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG) has expressed its ‘deep disappointment’ at a statement issued by Young’s via the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) concerning the ongoing negotiations between…
This week the coastal states with interests in the North-East Atlantic’s pelagic fisheries are meeting in London. The aim is supposed to be to reach agreement on the sustainable exploitation…
ICES has published its advice on North-east Atlantic pelagic fisheries, recommending that mackerel should not exceed 794,920 tonnes – a 6.7% reduction from the 2021 catch advice. Advice for the…
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA), speaking as a collective of businesses with a major share of Northeast Atlantic pelagic purchasing, has aimed an open letter to Ministers, challenging…