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.…
Processor shuts down as quotas get tighter
Hafnarfjörður processing company Fiskvinnslan Kambur is closing down production as of the end of October this year, with its owners blaming reductions in cod quotas making the business no longer…
Slashed shrimp quotas calls for political leadership
‘The sharp reduction of the shrimp quota in the North Sea and Skagerrak is a dramatic one for the entire fishing industry along the coast of the Skagerrak and the…
North Sea quota lift for 2024
ICES has provided quota advice for next year for some stocks in the North Sea and adjacent areas, with recommendations based on an MSY approach. The advice is for a…
Quota cuts advised for Norwegian shrimp, saithe and coastal cod quotas
The shrimp quota for the Skagerrak and Norskerenna areas is subject to a 47% reduction, according to the recommendations from ICES, while reductions are also advised for saithe and coastal…
Advice for Iceland’s 2023-24 quota year
Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has issued its advice for the coming quota year, set to start on the 1st September this year. Although the final decision lies with the…
Irish minister welcomes hike in blue whiting fishery
Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has welcomed the increase in the Irish fleet's quota for blue whiting from 28,438 tonnes last year to 53,776 tonnes…
EU and Norway strike 2023 fisheries deal
Protracted negotiations between the European Union and Norway have finally culminated in agreement on reciprocal access and quota exchanges for 2023. The deal has been a long time coming, with…
Greenland strikes 2023 fisheries agreements
Greenland has reached agreements with Norway and the Faroe Islands on fisheries for 2023 – but not with Russia, the first time since 1992 that there is no quota swap…
Danish industry looks forward to higher 2023 quotas
The state of stocks in the North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat is seen as being largely positive, and Danish fishermen can expect to have higher quotas to catch in 2023.…