International plan for North Sea cod fishery Push for fair TAC as Brussels calls for 45% cut North Sea fishermen and their leaders across Europe are fighting to get a fair deal on North Sea cod fishing opportunities in 2021,…
N Sea cod cut ‘may end fishery as we know it’ Greens, Brussels and MSY under fire Eight fishermen’s organisations with North Sea interests have blasted the decision taken at the December Fisheries Council to cut the North Sea cod…
Scotland’s fisheries minister has warned of an ‘extremely challenging picture’ for next year’s fishing opportunities, particularly for whitefish stocks, reports Tim Oliver With most of the European Commission’s proposals for the 2020 TACs now announced, there are cuts in the…
– Pulse ban challenge – MMO increases enforcement capabilities – Brexit delayed – again – Whitby Commercial Fishermen’s Association formed – £15.4m funding boost for English industry – TAC cuts planned for 40 stocks – Concerns of N Ireland…
Industry plans to cut N Sea cod catches Meeting with Danes and Norwegians Industry leaders are engaged with their counterparts in Denmark and Norway to develop measures to reduce fishing effort on North Sea cod, reports Tim Oliver ICES scientists…
CES advises huge cut in N Sea cod TAC ‘Hammer blow’ says Scottish leader ICES is advising that the North Sea cod TAC should be cut by almost two-thirds in 2020 to achieve MSY, reports Tim Oliver The 64% cut…
The Wash cockle fishery opened on Monday, 17 June with a TAC for this year in two parts: 4,004t from what, until recently, was the full extent of the regulated fishery, and a further 323t from a new area now…
23% cut to North Sea 2019 saithe TAC Fears of chokes for some vessels and POs An unexpected cut of nearly a quarter in the 2019 North Sea saithe quota is set to cause problems in the North Sea fishery,…
Gains and losses in 2019 TAC proposals Proposed TACs for 2019 show increases for 27 of the 89 stocks involved, 35 to stay the same, and decreases for 22 stocks, reports Tim Oliver Of the main stocks of interest to…
It’s the cockle season again in the two main east coast cockle fisheries, and it’s pretty much business as usual, in structure if not volume, reports John Worrall. Above: Wash cockles are adjudged adult at 14mm. In the Thames, it is…
