Growing concern over mackerel pressure
As scientists gather at ICES this week to assess the northeast Atlantic pelagic stocks and in particular the mackerel stock, the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation has highlighted the widespread concern over…
Mackerel season coming to an end – herring next
The Icelandic fleet’s mackerel fishery for this year is coming to a close. Samherji’s pelagic vessel Margrét has finished its season with a 930-tonne landing to Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður processing plant,…
FFAW-Unifor hits back at Oceana Canada’s misrepresentation
Newfoundland and Labrador trade union The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) has slammed the ongoing campaign by Oceana Canada to undermine the sustainable and economically critical mackerel and…
Beitir starts mackerel season with Twisters
As Icelandic pelagic vessel Beitir headed out for this year’s mackerel season, it sailed with a pair of Vónin’s fully controllable Twister trawl doors. For skipper Tómas Kárason, the impact was immediately noticeable.…
First landing of the mackerel season in Iceland
Pelagic vessel Vilhelm Thorsteinsson has called at Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður processing plant to offload the first catch of the Icelandic fleet’s mackerel season, delivering 1040 tonnes – and production began right…
Iceland’s fleet starts on mackerel
Three pelagic vessels operated by Síldarvinnslan have sailed from Norðfjörður in the east of Iceland to start on the summer mackerel season. Barði, Beitir and Börkur have been in port…
Unique campaign tells coastal states – do the maths on mackerel
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has launched a short film as a new call-to-action as part of its increasingly urgent mission to reduce the overfishing of mackerel in the North…
European industry slams NGO mackerel red-listing
The EU fishing sector has been quick with its critical response to the decision by several fish consumption guides in the EU, run by environmental NGOs such as GoodFish and…
Goodfish deviates from scientific advice with mackerel downgrade
The PFA, representing the Dutch pelagic sector, has criticised the decision by the Goodfish foundation to downgrade the status of mackerel and Atlanto-Scandian herring from orange to red, warning that…
Seamless shipment from Scotland goes to Danish processor
The BIP Centre in the Danish port of Hirtshals has provided the gateway for a first shipment of Scottish mackerel to a processor in Denmark, and this positive experience has…
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