Spotlight on small-scale fisheries at Ocean Week’s 2024 Event
Three small-scale fishers made their way to Brussels to call on newly elected MEPs for a level playing field in the fisheries industry and for small-scale low-impact fisheries to be…
Canada puts $50 million into Gaspé Peninsula’s small boat harbours
As part of the Government of Canada's commitment to growing the economy, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, has been in Rivière-au-Renard,…
Implementing Article 17 to Make Fishing Fair
Signed by 37 organisations representing thousands of fishing people across Europe, an open letter delivered this week to Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans & Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius outlines the steps…
Small-scale sector demands fishing be made fair
Small-scale and coastal fishing people across Europe continue to sign the letter from LIFE Platform to EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius, setting out the need for a reset in the way…
NUTFA shuts down
The New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association (NUTFA), the only body dedicated to supporting small scale fishing in England and Wales, is to close down, according to director Jerry Percy. ‘While…
Iceland’s coastal fishery opens 2nd May
Minister of fisheries Svandís Svavarsdóttir has signed off legislation, this year making 10,000 tonnes of cod available for small-scale vessels operating within the coastal fishery regime. This places roughly 5%…
Changes at LIFE
It’s ten years since a group of fifty small-scale fishermen met in Brussels, coming together from nine EU nations, to establish Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) as a dedicated…
Small-scale fishing gets its day in Parliament
This week the European Parliament in Strasbourg will vote on a motion for a resolution on small-scale fisheries, with LIFE Platform, representing European small-scale fishermen, calling for a differentiated approach…
Canada’s third MSC certified sustainable freshwater fishery
The Cedar Lake Walleye and Northern Pike Fisheries has achieved MSC-certification – the second freshwater fishery in the province of Manitoba and only the third in Canada to enter the…
Small scale fishermen struggle to cope as fuel prices double
The West coast of Ireland’s small-scale fishermen are struggling with increasingly small margins as fuel prices and other costs are set to soar. Ireland is one of the only coastal…
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