Mackerel off Iceland’s south coast
VSV’s pelagic vessel Gullberg is alongside in the Westman Islands to discharge 1100 tonnes of mackerel, most of which was caught off the south coast. Skipper Jón Atli Gunnarsson said…
VSV’s pelagic vessel Gullberg is alongside in the Westman Islands to discharge 1100 tonnes of mackerel, most of which was caught off the south coast. Skipper Jón Atli Gunnarsson said…
A new report by marine consultancy ABPmer contrasts the chaotic management of pelagic stocks in North Atlantic waters against the cohesive approach on management by the 15 nations that fish…
The Icelandic fleet has already begun fishing for mackerel in international waters. After searching for a while the pelagic vessels are at work in the Banana Loophole, with the first…
The North Atlantic’s two largest mackerel fishing nations, Norway and the UK, have reached an agreement on the 2023 mackerel fishery. ‘I’m very happy that Norway and Great Britain have…
The latest Bord Iascaigh Mhara report on the state of the Irish fishing industry underlines the seismic challenge KFO members are facing, according to Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation Chief Executive Seán…
European fishing operators, represented by Europêche, have warned of the danger of some states setting unilateral quotas for this year’s fishery that are excessive. Despite intensified efforts during February and…
The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG) has slammed the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) latest update to its Good Fish Guide, and for downgrading north-east Atlantic mackerel from green to amber.…
The deadline of 31st March that coastal states around the north Atlantic had set themselves for reaching an agreement on the division of the mackerel TAC has passed – with…
The Scottish pelagic fleet’s mackerel fishery that opened the year was successfully completed by the second week in February, with the last fish caught on grounds to the west of…
North-east Atlantic coastal states have announced an agreement on mackerel for 2023, with a 782,066 tonne catch limit. This is a marginal reduction over the 794,920 tonne quota, and corresponds…