On the opening morning of the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop fishery (BSCZSF) 2022 scallop season, the fishery was awarded Marine Stewardship Council certification for its sustainable fisheries practices and…
This year’s scallop season ended on 15th May and figure for the seven-and-a-half-month fishery indicate that 30,000 tonnes of scallops were landed, with an average price of €2.90 per kilo,…
One UK fishing vessel has been detained by the French authorities and escorted to Le Havre, and a second has been fined, according to France’s Minister of the Sea, Annick…
Authorities in New Zealand have announced the closure of the east Coromandel scallop fishery for two years, starting this Saturday, and this applies to both commercial and recreational fishing for…
Since 2017 a number of scallop dredge vessels operating in Scottish inshore waters have had operational Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) devices on board. Now, under the first phase of the…
Fishing for scallops on the Dogger Bank was initially closed from 12th July and the closure has now been extended to 11th October. The initial closure was to enable scientific…
An ugly impasse is developing between UK and French fishermen’s organisations over access to scallops in the Channel, and the French industry fears that a failure to reach an agreement…
The current closure of scallop fishing on the Dogger Bank will be remain in place for a further three weeks until 23:59 on 29th August. This follows a preliminary analysis…