Sampling is now carried out by Scottish pelagic crews as a routine part of every haul. Fishing News recently reported that Scottish pelagic vessels now actively participate in gathering the biological data that inform how fisheries are managed. This new…
There are hopes for a more realistic TAC for North Sea cod next year, after ICES agreed to hold an international workshop later this year with industry representatives to look in-depth at the stock situation and stock assessments, reports Tim…
Fishing News readers with long memories may remember seeing many a small boat hauling fyke nets in estuaries and harbours for the live eel market. We carried for many years a small classified ad for Mick’s Eels, the last of…
UK officials and ministers are aiming to reach an agreement with the EU on fishing opportunities for 2022 by 10 December, according to the NFFO. The federation says the two sides hope to avoid ‘the prolonged and torturous process’ that…
Scottish fisheries leaders have urged the prime minister to help them build back the industry after the bad Brexit deal, which has left skippers battling for fishing opportunities while EU vessels continue to have full access to UK waters. At…
As negotiations between the EU and UK under the Specialised Committee on Fisheries got underway on 20 July, green NGO Oceana issued a call for ‘an end to the overfishing of severely overexploited fish stocks’ in European waters. The new…
The Shetland Fishermen’s Association and Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association set out how ICES scientific stock assessments could be checked and improved Foreword The Scottish fishing industry accepts that fisheries management should be informed by scientific advice. It should never…
UK, Norway and EU agree TACs for shared N Sea stocks Big cuts in cod and saithe but more haddock and whiting The UK agreed its first deal as an independent coastal state on Tuesday last week when it reached…
– Export delays hit fleet – Beamer Enterprise on course for Newlyn – New 80m midwater trawler to be built by Karstensens – 2021 TAC talks underway with coastal states – SCFF wins pilot project legal challenge – UK…
– Inshore action plan – Newlyn netter re-engined at Whitby – New Ella arrives at Killybegs – ICES advice on NE Atlantic stocks ‘positive’ – MCA warns on ILO 188 as flagship detained – Ports invest in e-auction kit – Second…
