Forty of the 62 registered boats at the Cornish port of Mevagissey are now ‘under serious financial pressure’ following the imposition of the zero TAC on pollack fishing for 2024. Chairman of Mevagissey Fishermen’s Association Nick West says he fears…
The three agreements announced earlier this month between the UK and EU (Fishing News, 17 August, ‘UK-EU deal confirms new TACs and quota swap arrangements’) were welcomed by industry representatives speaking to FN this week.
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%…
The realities of being a coastal state, with discussions taking place on multiple fronts, were brought into sharp focus last week, with bilateral talks taking place between the UK and both Faroe and Norway, as well as follow-up trilateral meetings…
Call for reform of ‘flawed’ stock assessment process ICES is recommending a reduction for 2022 in the North Sea cod TAC of 10.3%, and a reduction for North Sea and west coast saithe of 24%, while also advocating huge increases…
No catch limits on non-TAC stocks A fisheries deal for 2021 has finally been agreed with the EU, but many of the most difficult issues have been sidestepped for 2021 and referred to the new joint fisheries committees, reports Tim…
In this issue of Fishing News, our lead story is Tim Oliver’s report on the government setting provisional TACs for UK-EU shared stocks for the remainder of 2021, or until an agreement is reached with the EU Plus the latest news…
UK, Norway and EU agree TACs for shared N Sea stocks Big cuts in cod and saithe but more haddock and whiting The UK agreed its first deal as an independent coastal state on Tuesday last week when it reached…
– Crewing breakthrough – Killybegs hosts international blue whiting fishery – Liferaft from missing Nicola Faith recovered – Cash help for catchers scheme opens – £1.3m support for Welsh seafood sector – No deal in sight yet on TACs…
– Live mollusc exports ban – No cash for fishermen from £23m exports fund – Scots appoint export experts – DEFRA: ‘Crab claws can be exported’ – Duguid: Export problems ‘steadily improving’ – Report on Irish MPAs urges ‘respectful’…
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