Sparks fly over ICES mackerel advice
‘Shocking - but not surprising,’ commented NAPA independent chair on the latest update on the state of the mackerel stock as ICES advised a 70% reduction in the 2026 TAC…
Unique campaign tells coastal states – do the maths on mackerel
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has launched a short film as a new call-to-action as part of its increasingly urgent mission to reduce the overfishing of mackerel in the North…
Lack of action on pelagic sharing threatens Coastal States’ economies and environment
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) is renewing its warnings that continued mismanagement of North East Atlantic blue whiting stocks and ongoing political inaction on sharing pelagic quotas pose a very…
Calling time on coastal states’ collaboration
Confirming a two-year extension to its innovative Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs), emphasising the urgent need for responsible management of pelagic fisheries, the NAPA consortium is retailers and supply chain businesses…
NAPA welcomes blue whiting FIP extension
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has welcomed confirmation from MarinTrust that a two-year extension has been granted to its innovative North East Atlantic blue whiting Fishery Improvement Project (FIP). Launched…
Feed sector’s call to action on blue whiting
In an open letter to the Norwegian government, the fish feed sector has outlined its concerns about the situation facing the Northeast Atlantic blue whiting fishery, and the real threat…
Sounding the alarm on blue whiting
It’s Barcelona Seafood Expo Global (SEG24) week, and the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) is using the world’s largest seafood industry exhibition as a platform to highlight the political…
NAPA warns of impending herring collapse
Research by the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) is the basis of a warning that Atlanto-Scandian herring in the Northeast Atlantic could face a potential repeat of the 1960s…
Enough is enough, warns NAPA
In an open letter to Ministers, a collective of global retail and supply-chain heavyweights warns its patience is running out. The consortium of seafood companies demands that Coastal States seize…
Put your money where your mouth is, NAPA tells coastal states
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group is challenging the North-east Atlantic Coastal States to take seriously their sustainability commitments. This collective of more than 60 global retailers, food service companies,…