Veteran trawler out of service – as quota cuts bite
Westfjords fishing company HG is taking its fresher trawler Stefnir ÍS-28 out of service, due to two successive years of quota reductions making it impossible to keep it in operation.…
Skippers hit out at ‘mad quota advice’
Two more respected trawlers skippers have added their voices to the chorus of criticism from the fishing industry over the proposals for Iceland’s 2022-23 quotas that have yet to be…
Nightmare year ahead
‘Next year’s going to be a nightmare,’ said Friðleifur Einarsson, skipper of Brim’s fresher trawler Helga María, warning that a sharp reduction in the 2022-23 quota year’s redfish allowable catch…
Positive 2023 advice for saithe and coastal cod
Norwegian researchers are advising an increase of 15% in the 2023 quota for saithe, plus a new management plan for coastal cod which provides for increases in quota advice. As…
Iceland set to slash groundfish catches for 2022-23 quota year
The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has published its advice for the 2022-23 quota year, which opens on 1st September. The stinger in the next year’s advice is the recommendation…
Faroe Islands strike 2022 deals with Iceland and Norway
Iceland and the Faroe Islands have agreed on reciprocal fishing opportunities for 2022 that are on the same lines as the terms of their 2021 agreement, under which the Faroes…
Bitter outcomes of December Council for French fishermen
‘This is going too far,’ said Gérard Romiti, President of the National Fisheries Committee, after consulting with Minister for the Sea Annick Girardin and industry representatives. ‘After the pandemic crisis…
Quota system seen as threat to democracy
A poll carried out by market research company MMR on behalf of Alda, the Association for Sustainable Democracy in Iceland, has determined that only 14% of Icelanders are satisfied with…
Iceland and Faroe Islands set out mackerel quotas
Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries Kristján Thór Júlíusson has signed off legislation governing mackerel fishing in Icelandic and NEAFC waters for this year. For the 2021 mackerel fishery, Iceland has set…
Minister boosts haddock quota
Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries Kristján Thór Júlíusson has signed legislation increasing this quota year’s haddock quota by 8000 tonnes. This increases the haddock quota for the 2020-21 quota year from…