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…
Denmark’s Minister of Fisheries Rasmus Prehn has ruled that trawlers fishing in the Kattegat will be required to participate in camera monitoring as part of strategies to strengthen the cod…
The fishery for nephrops (langoustine) off the south of Iceland is a shadow of what it once was, but this year’s modest fishery has got off to a good start.…
Whatever you want to call them – nephrops, prawns, langoustine Norway lobster – this is one of the most valuable fisheries in European waters. One of the challenges has historically…
A new resilience group has been granted £1 million funding to support Scotland’s langoustine (nephrops) sector through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Scottish Nephrops Working Group will investigate the scale…
According to a statement by a group of nine UK Fish Producer Organisations, the slump in demand for nephrops due to the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated an already precarious over-supply…
With the demand dropping and cold stores filling up, the Danish Fishermen’s Association (DFPO) has recommended that direct fishing for nephrops should stop. ‘Due to the coronavirus crisis, the European…
After a minor technical hitch delayed the departure of the new Amethyst BF-19 from its builder in Killybegs skipper/owner Ralston Johnston and his crew were delighted to be finally on…
NUI Galway PhD student Ryan McGeady is a Cullen Fellow at the Marine Institute, working on oceanographic modelling of nephrops populations around Ireland. ‘Over the course of my PhD, I…