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SNP scraps Scottish MPAs Plan
Plans to introduce restrictive HPMAs in 10% of Scotland's seas have officially been cancelled. Scottish Government Minister Màiri McAllan announced her party will no longer pursue the plans to restrict fishing in some of Scotland’s fishing grounds. Ms McAllan said:...
Scottish Mackerel Sector Calls For Resolution To Quota Share Dispute
For mackerel, the coastal states agreed to set the TAC for 2024 at 739,386 tonnes. This TAC is in line with ICES advice, following the maximum sustainable yield approach and is 5% lower than the TAC agreed for 2023. However, in recent years, Iceland, Russia, Norway,...
Hugely Successful Scottish Fishermens Learning Trip To Pacific North-West
A delegation from the Scottish Fishermen’s Organisation (SFO) visited the Pacific North- West area of the United States to learn how fisheries managers there have improved sustainability by reducing unwanted catches. Several directors and senior executives of the...
Nine in Ten Scots Support Protecting Fishing Fleets
An overwhelming majority of Scots believe fishing fleets should be safeguarded as seas become more crowded with the emergence of offshore wind and renewables, according to a new survey. A poll of 1,000 adults for the Scottish Fishermen's Federation (SFF) underscores...
Consumers must recognise seafood’s low carbon footprint, says SFF CEO
Consumers concerned about climate change can eat Scotland’s wild-caught seafood confident in the knowledge that it has one of the lowest carbon footprints of any type of food production, the head of the country’s biggest fisheries organisation said today. Chief...
EU Parliament Approves New Fisheries Control Rules
All EU fishing vessels will be monitored and their catches reported electronically, to ensure full traceability, under a revamped EU fisheries control system. All catches will be registered digitally, including those by recreational fisheries Stricter control measures...
Norwegians Hit Back At Overfishing Claim
Norway should have a share of the fishery that reflects mackerel’s strong attachment to Norwegian waters, according to a letter sent to The Skipper by Pelagic Association senior advisor Mia Høgi Norway's historic track record in the fishery, and the mackerel's...
EU fishing industry calls for highest priority to be given to all-party mackerel sharing arrangement
With sharing arrangement consultations on the Northeast Atlantic pelagic stocks being resumed this month, the EU fishing industry calls on all Coastal States to give top priority to discussions on an all- party sharing arrangement for mackerel and to engage in these...
New president and vice-president for body representing Scottish fishermen
A new president has been elected by the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation. Hannah Fennell, head of the Orkney Fisheries Association, has taken over from Ian Gatt who has stood down after his second spell in the role. Sheila Keith, executive officer...
Small-Scale Fishing Gets Its Day In Parliament
This week the European Parliament in Strasbourg will vote on a motion for a resolution on small-scale fisheries, with LIFE Platform, representing European small-scale fishermen, calling for a differentiated approach to small and large scale fisheries. LIFE Platform...
EAPO-NPWG Announce Position On Pelagic Fishing Opportunities For 2023
EU pelagic industry position paper on fishing opportunities and Coastal States negotiations for pelagic stocks for 2023 Coastal States / Northeast Atlantic mackerel Total Allowable Catch (TAC) The EU pelagic industry wants to follow the ICES advice of -2% (786 066...
Bottom Fishing Ban For 87 European Fishing Areas Introduced
The EU Commission has acted to close 87 sensitive zones to all bottom gears in the EU waters of the North-East Atlantic. Based on the Deep-sea Access Regulation and on the advice from the scientists of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES),...
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