No international swaps as EU and Norway talks drag on Scotland’s whitefish sector is facing a crisis over quota shortages and quotas that are well out of line with stock abundance, particularly North Sea cod and whiting, reports Tim Oliver.…
In this issue of Fishing News, our lead story is Tim Oliver’s report on DEFRA secretary George Eustice telling a Commons committee that DEFRA did fully understand the legal aspects of the EU ban on exports of live bivalve molluscs…
‘Nothing we can do if EU wants to ban LBM imports’ DEFRA secretary George Eustice told a Commons committee that DEFRA did fully understand the legal aspects of the EU ban on exports of live bivalve molluscs (LBMs) for purification…
In this week’s issue of Fishing News you’ll find… NI Slams Quota Shares MMO: ‘We don’t have data on EU catches in UK EEZ’ Less space to fish as green pressures mount Freshwater Five appeal fails Injunction sought against trawler…
EU tries to bind UK to CFP in fisheries talks Major battle as EU tries to undermine UK The EU is trying to dilute the UK’s rights as a sovereign coastal state and to bind the UK into the CFP…
Exports of live bivalve molluscs to EU banned Sector shut down in further fall-out from Brexit deal All exports to the EU of live bivalve molluscs, including cockles, mussels, scallops and oysters, that are not ready for human consumption are…
– Brexit talks go to the wire – EU states fear ‘biggest catastrophe of our time’ – Disaster for seafood companies as French border closes – Exporters fear torrent of paperwork after 1 January – EU quote rollover ‘meaningless’…
Battle to reach Brexit deal before 1 January Scots fear sell-out as talks stall over fishing Intensive Brexit talks were taking place just before Christmas as the UK and EU ramped up efforts to secure a deal before the deadline…
– Brexit talks on knife-edge – Ireland welcomes EU TAC ‘rollover’ to March 2021 – High Court challenge over trawling rights – NUTFA: ‘No foreign vessels inside 12 miles, deal or no deal’ – MMO support for end of…
Exports delays fears – deal or no deal Paperwork and delays loom from 1 January Fish and seafood exporters will face hugely increased levels of paperwork, bureaucracy and delays at ports from 1 January whether there is a Brexit deal…
