Europêche welcomes agreement on 2026 Baltic catch limits
The agreement reached by EU fisheries ministers on key Baltic stocks has been welcomed by European industry body Europêche. This is recognised as a major improvement compared to the initial…
EU and UK agreement on 2025 fishing opportunities
An agreement between the European Union and the UK applies to next year’s fishing opportunities for 88 TACs for jointly managed stocks. The deal secures fishing opportunities for the EU…
Minister pledges to defend Spanish quotas
Spain’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has sought to assure the industry that he will defend quotas to ensure the viability and profitability of the Spanish fleet at next…
Baltic TACs agreed for 2024
Quotas agreed for next year’s Baltic fisheries are a mixture of rollovers and reductions – with a 7% increase in Gulf of Finland salmon the only one of the list…
Commission proposes 2024 Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak fishing opportunities
The European Commission has published its proposal to set TACs for 18 fish stocks in the EU waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat and Skagerrak for 2024 – and for…
No progress towards agreement on Atlanto-Scandian herring
A third round of negotiations between coastal states this year has not moved the parties any closer to an agreement, other than to agree to meet again in the autumn…
New stock assessment approach could lead to higher TACs
The fish stocks in the North East Atlantic are rebuilding and our current method to assess them is not accurate, is the claim made during a recent scientific mini-symposium organised…
Norway and Russia conclude 2023 fisheries agreement
Despite the freeze in relations between Russia and much of the rest of the world since the invasion of Ukraine began earlier this year, there are aspects of international relations…
A 651,033 tonne 2021 TAC for Atlanto-Scandian herring has been agreed, but distribution yet to be discussed
Blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring TACs agreed
Agreement has been reached on the levels of next year’s TACs for blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring – although distribution of quotas between the concerned parties is yet to come.…
TACs have been proposed for three deep-sea species for 2021-22, with reduced fishing opportunities for all three
Commission proposes measures for deep-sea fisheries
The European Commission has proposed total allowable catches (TAC), based on scientific advice, for 2021 and 2022 to allow limited fisheries for three deep-sea stocks. These stocks are fished exclusively…
