The director of the Norwegian Fishermen's Association has described as ‘very regrettable’ the proposal from the board of vessel owners’ federation Fiskebåt to withdraw its membership of the Association. ‘With…
Against a challenging backdrop of reduced quotas for a key stocks, Norway and Russia have agreed on a Barents Sea fisheries agreement for 2025. ‘It’s good that we have a…
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries aims to review the way the Barents Sea capelin fishery is managed, and this move has been welcomed by industry associations. The Ministry of Trade,…
Norway’s Directorate of Fisheries is being urged to issue a dispensation allowing commercial fishermen to fish for wrasse and crab inside a newly-created conservation area for lobster near Stavanger. The…
Recommendations from ICES are that the shrimp fishery in the Skagerrak, Kattegat and northern North Sea in the Norwegian Deep should not exceed 4557 tonnes for the 12 months 1st…
The recommendation by ICES for a substantial reduction in next year’s Atlanto-Scandian herring quota – from down 24% to 310,000 tonnes from this year’s agreed 511,171-tonne TAC – is already…
‘The sharp reduction of the shrimp quota in the North Sea and Skagerrak is a dramatic one for the entire fishing industry along the coast of the Skagerrak and the…
The Norwegian fleet’s fishery for beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) and Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) has been certified to the MSC standard for sustainable fishing. Both fisheries were independently certified by…
There’s a growing urgency to gather information about the effectiveness of pingers during Norway’s winter fishing season off the west coast, and there has been an ongoing discussion with the…
ICES has published its advice for next year’s North-East Atlantic pelagic quotas, which are much as expected, according to Norwegian Fishermen's Association. ICES advises a quota of 1,359,629 tonnes for…