Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Börkur has made the first mackerel landing of the year in Iceland, with 320 tonnes discharged in Neskaupstaður. According to skipper Hjörvar Hjálmarsson, the season has got…
In the past few weeks there has been wide press coverage of Norway's unilateral decision to increase its mackerel quota in excess of the shares that were previously agreed in…
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) – a collective of 50 retailers and supply chain businesses working together to secure sustainable management of key pelagic stocks – has started…
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…