Mackerel fishery taking off
The Icelandic fleet’s mackerel fishery in international waters has picked up over the last few days, supporting full production at Síldarvinnslan’s factories in eastern Iceland. The 1100 tonnes landed by…
The Icelandic fleet’s mackerel fishery in international waters has picked up over the last few days, supporting full production at Síldarvinnslan’s factories in eastern Iceland. The 1100 tonnes landed by…
European industry bodies Europêche and EAPO have slammed the the positions of Norway and the Faroe Islands on this year’s mackerel fishery – stating that the quotas these countries have…
Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Bjørnar Skjæran has announced a 278,222 tonne mackerel quota for the Norwegian fleet this year, a 7% reduction on last year’s allocation. ‘In…
Faroese fisheries minister Árni Skaale, in consultation with the Parliament foreign affairs committee, has set the 2022 quota for the Faroe Islands’s fleet. The quota is set at 155.804 tonnes,…
In an open letter to fisheries ministers of nations around the North-East Atlantic, the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) is warning that major brands are already turning away from 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…
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…