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Difficult fish talks define future relationship with EU
Protracted annual negotiations to set total allowable catches (TACs) for shared fish stocks in the North Sea between the EU, the UK, Norway as well as the Faroe Islands are ongoing almost two months after the end of the Brexit transition period. With the UK acting as...
New EU Fisheries Control System Approved
The EU Parliament adopted today its negotiating position on the new Fisheries Control system, which will reform the rules that have governed EU fishing activities since 2010. By 401 votes in favour, 247 against and 47 abstentions, MEPs agreed to use new technologies...
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EU report projects resilience of fishing fleet during COVID-19 pandemic
The 2020 Annual Economic Report on the EU Fishing Fleet projects that in 2020, the EU fleet remained profitable overall, despite the effects of COVID-19 on the fleet and fish markets. More sustainable fishing and lower fuel costs have helped to mitigate the...
UK “Now A Coastal State With One Hand Tied Behind Our Back!”
Statement from Scottish Fishermen's Federation Brexit deal falls ‘far short of commitments and promises’ Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said: “This deal falls very far short of the commitments and promises that were made...
Statement from Scottish Fishermen’s Federation On Brexit negotiations
Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, said: "Amid all the rumours and speculation, we have been clear from the outset that the industry only seeks the same sorts of arrangements that the EU has with other coastal states – full...
EU Plan To Issue 2021 Quotas Without UK Waters Access
The EU is set to agree provisional TAC's and Quotas with some species cuts for the 1st quarter of 2021 despite not knowing if access to UK waters will be forthcoming. Fishery Ministers meeting in Brussels today have been discussing the plan which involves issuing 25%...
EAPO Calls Balanced Approach On 2021 TAC’s And Quota
In preparation of the December Fisheries Council EAPO has sent a position paper with relevant recommendations for about 44 stocks to the Council Members, and the European Commission. The paper also contains specific suggestions on the Brexit contingency plan and...
Another 12 Months for EU-UK Fishing Deal?
The European Commission has today put forward a targeted contingency measure allowing for the possibility of reciprocal fishing access by EU and UK vessels to each other's waters. The aim of the contingency measure is to cater for the period during which there is no...
Adenia – Two Yards Fathom It Out
Two Yards Fathom It OutZamakona Shipyard in Spain and Hirtshals Yard in Denmark worked together to ensure the 70mtr Shetland based “Adenia”, built by Zamakona in 2019, was back on the fishing grounds quickly after having works done at the Hirtshals yard. As is normal...
EU Favours Cheap Imported Fish Over Sustainable Local Fisheries
The Council of the EU will shortly approve a regulation setting autonomous tariff quotas (ATQs) for certain fishery products for the years 2021-2023. The ATQ regulation covers species such as tuna, Alaska pollack, cod, flatfish or shrimp for which a relatively high...
UK Will Climb Global League Table Of Fishing Nations Post-CFP
The UK would soar up the global league table if it followed Norway’s practice of landing more than eight in 10 of the fish caught in its own waters, according to a striking new study. Under the Common Fisheries Policy more than 70 per cent of the fish and shellfish...
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