Squid derogation to go ‘as soon as practicable’ – all other proposals deferred to NQS FMP The long-awaited Defra response to the consultation on managing fly-shooting within the southern North Sea and English Channel was included within its raft of…
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%…
A fishermen was flown to hospital in Shetland after going overboard from the Northern Star FR 55 on Sunday, 16 October, about 93 miles east of Fraserburgh. The alarm was raised by the Northern Star on Sunday afternoon, and Shetland…
Damen Shipyards hosted its annual fishery festival in Stellendam recently, welcoming over 200 skippers and owners from the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK. The day was both a celebration of good seafood and a chance for the industry to learn…
Scientific advice for 2023 catches is for significant increases of some key northern area species, with many recommendations confirming what fishermen have been reporting across the grounds for the last 12 months, reports Tim Oliver. The advice for North Sea…
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…
North Sea leaders plan joint approach to shared problem Skippers and industry representatives from the main North Sea fishing nations met in Copenhagen at the end of March to work together to improve the scientific surveys that inform the setting…
With the usual proviso that these figures are provisional, may not fully reflect international swaps, and in the case of 2021 uptake figures are subject to further revision, the table below outlines the main demersal quotas for 2022. The uptake…
Tim Heddema (pictured above, left) has been appointed as the new president of the Pelagic Freezer- Trawler Association (PFA), which represents the interests of nine European pelagic freezer-trawler companies that fish for human consumption. He succeeds Gerard van Balsfoort, who…
The Waterdance beam trawler Margaret of Ladram, skippered by Adam Cowan-Dickie, has just completed trials of the Sumwing beam trawl, to better understand the potential fuel savings and catches compared to traditional gears. The Margaret of Ladram operates from Brixham…
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