Big buyers demand change on blue whiting
Three of the major buyers of products from blue whiting – Skretting, Cargill, and Biomar – are calling on coastal states to not blow it during talks on management of this species.…
NAPA welcomes first US member
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has announced its first member company from the USA. American-based retailer, Fishwife, is the latest addition to the supply chain coalition. ‘Fishwife has decided to join NAPA…
Warning over NE Atlantic pelagics
As negotiations take place in London this week between coastal states, the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has warned that serious reductions are needed in TACs to counterbalance continued…
Big brands to turn to Chilean jack mackerel as an alternative to Atlantic mackerel
In an open letter to fisheries ministers of nations around the North-East Atlantic, the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) is warning that major brands are already turning away from mackerel…
Major names add weight to NAPA membership
Three big names in the seafood industry have added their voices to advocacy group NAPA, which has the long-term mission of securing long-term, science-based management of Northeast Atlantic pelagic stocks…
Message sent to coastal states – as Faroes set pelagic quotas
Faroese Minister of Fisheries Árni Skaale has signed off a decision on the Faroese fleet’s quotas for blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring on similar lines to previous years – and…
Pelagic stock management in the spotlight
The management of the North-East Atlantic’s three main pelagic stocks has again been highlighted as the the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has sent an open letter to politicians…
SA retailer joins NAPA call for sustainable pelagic fisheries
The first African retailer to put its weight behind the pressure applied by the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group’s (NAPA) for sustainability in the North-East Atlantic’s pelagic fisheries follows a…
Countdown to sustainability for blue whiting
The clock has started ticking on a three-year countdown to certification-ready blue whiting fisheries – which lost MSC certification in December 2020. The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) announced…
Urgent calls for responsible management of pelagic stocks
ICES has published its advice on North-east Atlantic pelagic fisheries, recommending that mackerel should not exceed 794,920 tonnes – a 6.7% reduction from the 2021 catch advice. Advice for the…