Irish industry slams stealth deal with Iceland
The EU Commission has a track record of rushing deals through just before holiday periods, according to Aodh O Donnell – and it seems it’s ready to strike an agreement…
SFF, Dr Steve Mackinson
Data collection paves way for a sustainable future
The collaborative approach now adopted between the pelagic industry and science bodies on data collection represents a major sea-change in fisheries management that sets the standard for others to follow,…
Herring season over – back to blue whiting
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Börkur has delivered the last landing of the year of Icelandic summer-spawning herring to the company’s Neskaupstaður processing plant. The 1570-tonne catch is going for wholefrozen and…
Latest addition to Swedish pelagic fleet
The Karstensen yard in Skagen has delivered new pelagic vessel Ginneton to Fiskebäck fishing company Gifico, owned by the Claeson family. The 63.80-metre, 13.50-metre Ginneton is the third vessel to…
Scottish fleet’s mackerel season ends on a high note
The mackerel season for the Scottish fleet started at the beginning of October and ran through to mid-November, with fishing taking place in the North Sea and east of Shetland. The…
Scottish mackerel sector wants quota shares resolved
Following the recent setting of the TACs for north-east Atlantic mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring for 2024, the Scottish mackerel sector is calling for renewed efforts to resolve the…
Trawler acquired to bridge Norwegian operator’s licensing gap
Delays with a newbuilding in Turkey and licensing challenges in the interim have prompted Norwegian pelagic operator Liegruppen AS to acquire pelagic trawler Antarctic II from its Shetland owners. The…
Patchy fishing on herring
Pelagic vessels are at work west of Iceland to take this year’s quota of Icelandic summer-spawning herring. Fishing started well, but has slowed down – although that could change at…
Scottish pelagic operators and Cefas sign research MoU
The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) and the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on working together on scientific research and…
Irish pelagic sector welcomes support package
Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced a €25.6 million support package for the Irish pelagic fisheries sector. Funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund,…
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