Heavy fishing for herring off western Iceland
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Beitir sailed last week to start fishing for Icelandic summer spawning herring off the west of Iceland, and is already heading to Neskaupstaður with 1420 tonnes on…
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Beitir sailed last week to start fishing for Icelandic summer spawning herring off the west of Iceland, and is already heading to Neskaupstaður with 1420 tonnes on…
Following positive outcomes from this year’s ecosystem survey, Norwegian and Russian scientists are recommending a 196,000 tonne 2024 quota for capelin in the Barents Sea – more than triple the…
In an open letter to Ministers, a collective of global retail and supply-chain heavyweights warns its patience is running out. The consortium of seafood companies demands that Coastal States seize…
A long track record of building up fisheries for mackerel, and its strong attachment to Norwegian waters should weigh heavily in Norway’s favour as coastal states come together to work…
Scientists at Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) advise that with the application of the harvest control rule agreed by the Coastal States, there should be a zero capelin…
The owners of Scottish pelagic vessel Sunbeam have gone to Norway for their new vessel, expected to be delivered in late 2025/early 2026. The 73-metre new vessel for Sunbeam Fishing…
The port of Skagen is maintaining its position as Denmark’s top landing port, already close this year to hitting its 2022 landing values with three months of 2023 to go.…
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…
ICES has published its advice for a reduction to next year’s mackerel and Atlanto-Scandian herring quotas and an increase in blue whiting. The advice is for a 390,101-tonne quota for…
EU coastal states are losing fishing rights to non-EU members because the European Commission’s scientifically informed approach to quotas is subject to abuse by rogue Nordic players, according to leading…