New approach needed as negotiations hit stalemate
As the NEAFC annual meeting in London ended last week without real progress on management of several key target species, European fishing industry body Europêche accuses some parties of failing…
Coastal States kick back on mackerel advice
In a terse statement, the European Union has made clear its concern that North-East Atlantic Coastal States are reluctant to accept scientific advice on mackerel – as yet another Coastal…
Irish industry urges MEPs to act as fisheries crisis looms
Representing leading fishing and processing organisations, The Seafood Ireland Alliance is meeting Irish MEPs in Brussels today to press for decisive EU action to protect Ireland’s seafood sector and coastal communities. The…
Norway’s herring and mackerel exports take a sharp dip
Although October was the second highest month this year for Norway’s seafood exports, with record salmon exports in both volume and value terms, overall seafood exports were down 1% as…
Challenges on two fronts
The Danish fishing sector faces the dual challenge of reductions in both cod and mackerel quotas in the year ahead, and while the outlook isn’t bright, the Danish Fishers PO…
Critical need for agreement on mackerel
The European fishing sector, represented by Europêche, is urging decision-makers to finally agree on a comprehensive sharing arrangement for north-east Atlantic mackerel as thre Coastal States reconvene today for two…
Processors warn of fallout from mackerel TAC cut
While accepting that the situation facing the industry is down to the ongoing failure of Coastal States to agree on sustainable fisheries management, the European Fish Processors and Traders Association…
A million tonnes of overfished mackerel
The warning by the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) that over a million tonnes of mackerel in excess of scientific advice has been caught over the past five years has…
Pivotal Coastal States meeting to come
The Pelagic Advisory Council’s analysis of fishing opportunities for 2026 makes grim reading and sets out some stark realities for a variety of shared stocks – not least for mackerel…
Pelagic storm coming
The aftershocks of the ICES recommendations for next year’s pelagic TACs continue to reverberate. European fishing industry bodies are facing a challenging 2026, and set out a position that expresses…
