Industry welcomes increased mackerel TAC recommendation
The recommendation by ICES of a 352,938-tonne maximum TAC for North-East Atlantic mackerel in 2027 has been welcomed by the pelagic sector. This is more than double the recommendation for…
Scottish pelagic sector slams mackerel red-listing
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) had already removed North-East Atlantic mackerel from its recommended list, and has now downgraded it further with a red listing – with its Good Fish…
Commission regrets lack of progress on mackerel
The European Commission has stressed the need for efforts to continue in breaking the deadlock over the North-East Atlantic mackerel fishery, and expressed its regret that the latest round of…
‘The market is moving. The consequences are real,’ warns NAPA
The decision announced by UK retail chain Waitrose to stop sourcing North-East Atlantic mackerel follows other major retailers and comes with a warning that the core problems for mackerel, herring…
