Challenging sandeel shutdown
The decision by the UK government to shut down the sandeel fishery in the British part of the North Sea is being challenged in court as the Danish fishing sector…
The decision by the UK government to shut down the sandeel fishery in the British part of the North Sea is being challenged in court as the Danish fishing sector…
Industry associations in Denmark have accused the UK of turning its back on the agreement struck over Brexit by placing the British part of the Dogger Bank off-limits – and…
Proposal by the UK to fully close the Dogger Bank to EU fishing for sandeel is set to have serious implications for the sector, extending to the aquafeed and salmon…
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has broadly welcomed the outcomes of the international deals struck by the UK for 2024’s fishing opportunities and TACs. Under the trilateral agreement reached between the…
A suite of agreements on fishing in the North-East Atlantic and North Sea has been reached by the EU with Norway and the UK as a tripartite agreement on jointly…
The UK’s proposal to fully close the Dogger Bank to sandeel fishing by EU vessels is set to have profound effects on the aquafeed and salmon industries. Alongside the industry…
The consequences of the shrinkage of the North Sea fishery, due to the accumulated challenges of the pulse ban, high fuel prices, Brexit and the construction of offshore wind farms,…
ICES as revised its original advice for a 44% increase in the 2023 quota for North Sea cod, and now recommends a 26,008 tonne quota which represents a 63% increase…
The delivery of this new fisheries monitoring and enforcement vessel comes as Denmark ramps up its efforts to stamp out infringements in Danish waters. Nordsøen comes into service to replace…
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has agreed to adopt a new Scottish-designed fishing technology as the new international standard for co-ordinated demersal fish population surveys…