Grand Banks cod fishery to open after long closure
North Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), has authorised a cod fishery in division 3L – the northern area in international waters of the Newfoundland Grand Banks – after a 32-year of…
Grand Banks halibut survey underway
Spanish research vessel Vizconde de Eza has sailed from the port of St. John's (Canada) today to begin this year’s 3L Greenland halibut survey, the last one this year in…
Spanish survey on the Grand Banks
Research vessel vessel Vizconde de Eza is on its way from Vigo across the Atlantic to carry out a fisheries research survey on the Grand Banks off Newfoundland on behalf…
Kirkella aims to take Flemish Cap quota in one trip
The UK’s last remaining distant waters trawler, the 81-metre Kirkella operated by UK Fisheries, is fishing on Flemish Cap, providing a British presence on these fishing grounds for the first…
Spanish fleet gets increased fishing opportunities in NAFO zone
The annual meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization held in Vigo has concluded today with some positive outcomes for the Spanish fleet that fishes in the area. The Spanish…
Grand Banks survey in progress
Spanish research vessel Vizconde de Eza has sailed from St Johns in Canada to carry out a survey of Greenland halibut on the Grand Banks that will carry through to…
New NAFO executive secretary appointed
The 44th annual meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) took place recently with its first post-Covid face-to-face gathering. The meeting was conducted in a hybrid format for the…
A 1500 tonne cod quota has been set for NAFO area 3M in 2021
NAFO cuts cod quota – welcomes new member
This year’s meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fishery Organisation (NAFO) took place online, and the key subject for discussion was area 3M. The scientific advice was for a drastic reduction…
The Flemish Cap northern shrimp fishery, closed since 2011, is to be re-opened. Image: NOAA
Flemish Cap northern shrimp fishery re-opens
Following a nine-year moratorium, the condition of the northern shrimp stock on Flemish Cap is judged to have improved with an increase in biomass over the last five years. As…
Isla de Terranova is the first NAFO trawler to be built at a Galician yard for many years. Image: Nodosa
NAFO trawler launched for outfitting
The first NAFO area trawler for a Spanish owner to be built at a shipyard in Galicia for many years has been launched ready for outfitting at the Nodosa yard…