Lowest mackerel advice in a decade
ICES has presented its recommendations for 2025 for the main north Atlantic pelagic fisheries – and the advice for next year’s mackerel fishery is the lowest in ten years. ICES…
Recommendations for Iceland’s 2024-25 quota year
Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has published its advice for quotas to be set for most commercial species for the 2024-25 quota year, which begins on 1st September. The…
Ocean Choice sells Nova Scotia offshore scallop quota
Ocean Choice International has sold its offshore Nova Scotia scallop quotas to three Nova Scotia companies with a long history harvesting sea scallops off the coast of Nova Scotia –…
Irish fishermen outraged at loss of Denmark’s €10 million mackerel offer
The Irish fishing industry is up in arms over news that Minister for Marine Charlie McConalogue declined to take up an offer of 3000 tonnes of mackerel for two years,…
Faroese-Icelandic fisheries agreement for 2024
The Faroe Islands and Iceland have agreed on reciprocal access and opportunities for fisheries in 2024. As in the previous year, Faroese vessels have opportunities for demersal and pelagic fisheries…
EU-Norway-UK fishing agreements for 2024
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…
Institute advises snow crab quota increase
Researchers Norway’s Institute of Marine Research have advised a hefty increase of 2500 tonnes to the snow crab quota, with quota advice of 10,300 tonnes. The quota for this year…
Heading back to Greenland
After a brief spell under the Icelandic flag, a trawler acquired by Brim is heading back to Greenland. Brim acquired Greenlandic trawler Tuukkaq earlier this year from Royal Greenland partner…
Irish concern over quota giveaway to Norway
With negotiations currently underway in Oslo, there is serious concern with the Irish fishing industry that Norway could be handed a 150,000 tonne blue whiting quota with access to EU…
Irish industry calls for radical reset on pelagic fisheries
With negotiations between Norway and the European Union on access and quota sharing set to begin next week, key figures in the Irish fisheries sector are demanding a radical rethink.…
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