Two Westman Islands pelagic vessels, Kap and Huginn, have been searching for mackerel with little success so far. ‘The water is pretty cold, eight to nine degrees on the surface.…
Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries Kristján Thór Júlíusson has signed off legislation governing mackerel fishing in Icelandic and NEAFC waters for this year. For the 2021 mackerel fishery, Iceland has set…
The EU pelagic sector, represented by EAPO and Europêche, has strongly criticised Norway’s decision to unilaterally set its own 2021 mackerel quota – awarding itself a 55% quota increase. The…
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA), a grouping set up to advocate for long-term, sustainable management of Northeast Atlantic pelagic fisheries has voiced its alarm at Norway’s actions in…
Norway’s Ministry for trade, industry and fisheries has today set its mackerel quota at 298,299 tonnes for 2021, acting unilaterally in the absence of a coastal state agreements. ‘I regret…
Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan has announced a 4000-tonne TAC for the commercial Atlantic mackerel fishery in Atlantic Canada and Quebec, a 50%…
The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) has made a furious response to suggestions from the European Commission that there would be no reallocation of fish stocks between EU countries to ease…
The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) has said that repeated guarantees given to Irish fishermen have effectively been shredded under the Brexit deal reached between the EU and the UK. According…
ICES has announced its 2021 North-Eastern Atlantic quota recommendations for mackerel, Atlanto-Scandian herring, horse mackerel and blue whiting. The recommendation is for mackerel to be set at 852,284, an 8%…
Westman Islands fishing company Vinnslustöðin (VSV) has received its first landings of herring this autumn, and the mackerel season has come to an close. The Icelandic herring season has been…