crabs

  • Decline in brown crab landings

    Decline in brown crab landings

    18th July 2023

    According to a new report by the EU’s Scientific and Technical Committee (STECF) on non-quota stocks (NQS), there was a consistent decline in landings of brown crab between 2016 and 2020 of approximately 10,000t across six sea basins (North Sea,…

  • Several unsuccessful fisheries causing hardship for inshore fishermen

    Several unsuccessful fisheries causing hardship for inshore fishermen

    2nd November 2016

    Inshore fishermen on the west and north-west coasts of Ireland are facing a bleak winter due to the failures of both the shrimp and velvet crab fisheries, reports Pauric Gallagher. This was compounded by the failure of brown crabs to arrive in any quantity inshore on the north-west…

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