Skippers fishing more selectively The discards ban is reducing unwanted catches as fishermen modify their gear and fishing to fish more selectively, reports Tim Oliver But concerns remain about the dangers of choke species closing fisheries early, and the industry…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – Ewing Brexit warning – NFFO AGM – New Scottish safety body – ICES doubles mackerel TAC advice – €4m EU funding announced for Irish coastal projects – Skipper Expo International 2019…
No risk to status of share fishermen under ILO 188 Clarification of new health and welfare laws The legal status of UK share fishermen has been clarified and strengthened after work carried out by Human Rights at Sea (HRAS), along…
Delay plans to allow practical questions to be answered The NFFO says proposed plans to introduce compulsory electronic catch reporting for all under-10m vessels in England and Wales should be delayed to allow discussions with fishermen on the details of…
‘We must leave CFP by end of 2020’ – Federations’ message to minister at Westminster event Industry leaders and representatives told new fisheries minister Robert Goodwill, MPs and Lords last week that whatever else happens, they must not delay the…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – Brexit stocks dangers – MPs: ‘Not everyone wants Brexit’ – NFFO elects new chairman – FFL in push for no-deal Brexit – Inshore groups welcome TCM for brown crab – 500…
Quota pools set up to cut discarding Government-held fish will save fishermen’s quotas Fisheries administrations are setting up reserve quota pools to try to avoid choke species tying up boats as the discards ban comes fully into force, and to…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – Chokes dominate council – NFFO perspective on fisheries council – National ban on salmon netting – UK will ban electric pulse trawling – New Irish legislation for Penalty Points System on…
Council moves to avoid chokes as discards ban kicks in Efforts to avoid choke species, particularly those with zero TACs, dominated difficult two-day December council negotiations that brought cuts in some important TACs but increases in others, reports Tim Oliver…
Tough trade-offs to navigate at fisheries council EU fisheries ministers were facing ‘a perfect storm’ as they met to reach agreement on TACs and fishing opportunities for 2019 at this week’s fisheries council, reports Tim Oliver The council was being…
