First mackerel landings of the season in Iceland
Samherji’s pelagic vessel Vilhelm Thorsteinsson is among the first to land mackerel as the Icelandic fleet start its season this week, making its first landing of 850 tonnes in Neskaupstaður.…
European industry slams UK ‘swapping in stolen goods’
European fishing operators, represented by Europêche, have responded to the tripartite mackerel deal struck between Norway, the Faroe Islands and the UK, dismissing it as seeking to legitimise continuous overfishing…
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Icelandic fleet ready for mackerel season
Much of the Icelandic fleet is now preparing to start searching for mackerel. Síldarvinnslan’s vessels are no exception, and crew are looking forward to the summer season. Síldarvinnslan’s Börkur has…
Icelandic federation slams mackerel snatch
Icelandic fishing vessel operators’ federation SFS has slammed the deal announced by Norway, the Faroe Islands and the UK, awarding themselves 72% of the mackerel TAC for 2024 – criticising…
Norway, Faroes and UK strike mackerel deal
An agreement on the management, and reciprocal access to mackerel in each other’s waters has been reached by Norway, the Faroe Islands and the UK. ‘Britain and the Faroe Islands…
Strong start to Scottish fleet’s mackerel fishery
The mackerel fishery for the Scottish fleet got off to a good start this year, with reports of plenty shoals of good-sized fish. Fishing mainly to the north-west of Orkney,…
Irish fishermen outraged at loss of Denmark’s €10 million mackerel offer
The Irish fishing industry is up in arms over news that Minister for Marine Charlie McConalogue declined to take up an offer of 3000 tonnes of mackerel for two years,…
Norway-EU duty-free agreement excludes mackerel
While Norway and the European Union have renewed the agreement that provides European market access for Norwegian seafood, with a number of duty-free quotas to be continued for key products,…
Scottish fleet’s mackerel season ends on a high note
The mackerel season for the Scottish fleet started at the beginning of October and ran through to mid-November, with fishing taking place in the North Sea and east of Shetland. The…
Scottish mackerel sector wants quota shares resolved
Following the recent setting of the TACs for north-east Atlantic mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring for 2024, the Scottish mackerel sector is calling for renewed efforts to resolve the…
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