EU fisheries commissioner-designate Costas Kadis (pictured above) has committed to ensuring that EU vessels retain access to their historic fishing areas in the renegotiation of the TCA with the UK. He told MEPs from the EU parliament’s fisheries committee (PECH):…
AODH O DONNELL, CEO of the Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation offers an Irish perspective on the recent UK-Norway-Faroe mackerel deal The UK’s Trilateral deal with Norway and the Faroe Islands is raising concerns in Ireland about overfishing of mackerel in…
Last week saw two high-level political challenges to the UK’s implementation of the Trade and Co-operation Agreement with the EU – highlighting, says the NFFO, the UK government’s failure to achieve a ‘joined-up’ fisheries policy that recognises the key role…
Talks on 2024 fishing opportunities between the UK, EU and Norway concluded last week with a deal that was broadly welcomed in Scotland, but much less so in the South West. There were increases in most of the stocks in…
A joint statement by Europêche and the European Association of POs (EAPO), released ahead of the upcoming coastal states meeting in London this week, has echoed scathing comments from the Irish industry about the bilateral deal in July between the…
The EU-UK Specialised Committee on Fisheries set up as part of Brexit, confirmed new agreements at the end of last month designed to harmonise management and provide for more practical working arrangements for fishermen. Possibly the most welcome will be…
Two Irish vessels head to Denmark to be broken up Two Aran Islands fishing vessels which were approved for Ireland’s decommissioning scheme made their final trip earlier this month. The Connacht Ranger and Conquest in the Caledonian Canal en route…
Generous Dutch scheme leading to rumoured reinvestment – but Irish owners unhappy at payment delays In the wake of the Brexit TCA settlement, a number of EU states took advantage of EU funds available to compensate for reductions in quotas…
Fishermen will have bigger quotas for most key North Sea demersal stocks next year after a deal was reached on 9 December between the UK, EU and Norway on shared stocks, reports Tim Oliver. They include a highly welcome 63%…
The first Northern Ireland CHART bluefin tuna has been caught and tagged between Ballycastle and Rathlin Island. The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and DAERA launched the NI CHART (Catch And Release Tuna) programme in September, looking at the feasibility…
