EU pelagic sector condemns Faroe-Russia blue whiting deal
The EU pelagic fishing industry has strongly condemned the decision by the Faroe Islands to license Russian vessels to fish for blue whiting in the Special Area that lies between…
Pelagic trawl trials for live cod catch
Norwegian researchers are testing pelagic trawl gear for catches of cod to be kept live on board. This is an alternative to seine netting, the most commonly used method for…
Pelagic fleet prepares for blue whiting
With the first big capelin season for years behind them, the Icelandic pelagic fleet is no gearing up for the blue whiting fishery, and the first pelagic vessels have already…
Capelin season over, blue whiting next
As Iceland’s largest capelin season for many years comes to a close, the Icelandic fleet had around 700,000 tonnes at its disposal, although 200,000 tonnes were left uncaught as the…
Turned away the SFPA way
Killybegs has witnessed the bizarre spectacle of a high-tech fishing vessel, its tanks loaded with a human consumption-standard catch, taking its fish elsewhere after a demand by SFPA that the…
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…
Stadyard delivers new pelagic vessel
New purse seiner/pelagic trawler Skår Senior has been delivered by the Stadyard to owner Roy Skår. Skår Senior has a 48.30 metre overall length with a 12 metre beam and…
Working together to manage Scotland’s pelagic stocks
Scotland’s fishing industry is taking a new hands-on role in collecting the data used to make the annual management decisions on herring, mackerel and blue whiting stocks. The Scottish Government…
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…
Danish pelagic fleet introduces 100% documented fishing
Denmark’s pelagic operators are set to be the first in Europe to introduce fully documented fishing across the whole fleet. By the end of this year, all fishing vessels within…
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