North Sea

  • Crisis? What crisis on North Sea ecosystems?

    Crisis? What crisis on North Sea ecosystems?

    1st October 2024

    Two new papers published by the Shetland Fishermen’s Association last week demonstrate that in spite of much doom and gloom, and in the face of rapid environmental change, the overall picture for North Sea ecosystems is nowhere near the ‘last…

  • Fly-seining consultation confirms further consultation!

    Fly-seining consultation confirms further consultation!

    26th July 2023

    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…

  • Boost for North Sea TACs as three-way deal agreed

    Boost for North Sea TACs as three-way deal agreed

    19th December 2022

    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%…

  • Damen Shipyards showcases futureproof solutions

    Damen Shipyards showcases futureproof solutions

    20th September 2022

    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…

  • North Sea cod workshop planned this year

    North Sea cod workshop planned this year

    6th June 2022

    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…

  • Next steps agreed on industry cod surveys

    Next steps agreed on industry cod surveys

    4th April 2022

    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…

  • 2022 quota cuts renew cod choke threat

    2022 quota cuts renew cod choke threat

    11th January 2022

    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 succeeds Gerard van Balsfoort as PFA president

    Tim Heddema succeeds Gerard van Balsfoort as PFA president

    10th January 2022

    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…

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