Landmark meeting highlights need for urgent change. A fundamental review of the management of EU skates and rays management is underway in Brussels, reports Tim Oliver. There is a recognition that the current single one-size-fits-all TAC, covering 15 different species,…
Radical action needed to cope with choke species. Above: The common dab (Limanda limanda) is native to shallow seas around Northern Europe. Industry leaders north and south of the border are warning of a catastrophic situation if radical steps are…
The UK fisheries minister has said Brexit will give the country the opportunity to obtain fairer shares of TACs and manage the fishing industry more efficiently, but there will have to be negotiations with other countries, reports Tim Oliver. George…
Brexit could bring ‘colossal’ £1.6bn benefit to UK economy. Reclaiming UK fishing waters should be worth £1.6 billion to Britain’s coastal communities and economy, claims Fishing for Leave (FFL). And when the approximate value increase from net to plate is…
TACs and uplift quotas for the main stocks and areas of interest to UK and Irish fishermen. Read more from Fishing News here.
Pelagic fishermen in Britain and Ireland will have increased catching opportunities for north-east Atlantic mackerel in 2017, following an agreement reached at the Coastal State negotiations between the EU, Norway and the Faroe Islands in Clonakilty, reports David Linkie. Under the agreement, which follows scientific…
