Blue Whiting

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A total 1,116,281 tonnes of fisheries products were caught by Iceland’s fishing fleet in the first three quarters of this year, representing a decrease of 4% on the corresponding period of 2022,…

4th December 2023

Iceland catching less fish this year but its value increases

4th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Iceland’s fishing fleet fell by 5% or 6,368 tonnes year-on-year in October 2023 to a total 129,473 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

16th November 2023

Iceland’s October catch decreases

16th November 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Accountability.Fish Global Director Ryan Orgera addresses the implications of closed shop RFMOs.

14th November 2023

Op-Ed: Secrecy in fisheries management – bad news for the world’s oceans

14th November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Following the recent setting of the total allowable catch (TAC) of North-east Atlantic mackerel for 2024, the Scottish mackerel sector is calling for renewed efforts to resolve the quota shares dispute.

7th November 2023

Scottish mackerel sector calls for quota dispute resolution

7th November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

High value mackerel from Irish waters should be used for human consumption in Ireland, and not utlised as an animal feed ingredient in other countries, the country’s fishing industry has insisted ahead…

31st October 2023

Fishers insist mackerel shouldn’t go to animal feeds

31st October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Delegations of the European Union, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Norway and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement on the management measures for mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring in the…

25th October 2023

Northeast Atlantic mackerel, blue whiting and herring quotas set

25th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Iceland’s fishing fleet decreased by 1% or 1,706 tonnes year-on-year in September 2023 to a total 119,346 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

16th October 2023

Less Icelandic cod caught in September

16th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has recommended cuts to 2024’s mackerel and Atlanto-Scandian herring quotas and an increase in the blue whiting catch.

2nd October 2023

Lower herring, mackerel quotas advised for Northeast Atlantic and Arctic Ocean

2nd October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet decreased by 11% or more than 42,000 tonnes in May 2023 to a total 101,847 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

19th June 2023

Declining cod catch hits Iceland’s May landings

19th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in the first quarter of this year decreased by 8% or more than 44,000 tonnes compared with the first three months…

1st June 2023

Iceland’s Q1 catch slips but value holds firm

1st June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet increased by 11% or more than 12,400 tonnes in April 2023 to a total 126,253 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

16th May 2023

Blue whiting boosts Iceland’s spring catch

16th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet increased by 75% or almost 110,000 tonnes in March 2023, with a total 254,976 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

17th April 2023

Bumper capelin catch for Iceland

17th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The EU and Norway have signed three bilateral agreements including quota setting in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, the exchanges of quotas between the two parties, and reciprocal access to waters for fishers. 

20th March 2023

EU, Norway agree new fisheries deals

20th March 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet decreased by 27% or more than 53,300 tonnes in February, with a total 198,365 tonnes. 

15th March 2023

Iceland’s catch down by over a quarter

15th March 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet increased by 23% or almost 261,000 tonnes in 2022, with a total 1,414,598 tonnes. Meanwhile, the year’s catch value climbed…

6th March 2023

Iceland’s 2022 catch value increases 20%

6th March 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

With Northeast Atlantic coastal states’ self-imposed deadline to reach an agreement on mackerel quota allocations approaching at the end of March, UK food retailer Waitrose & Partners has joined supply chain businesses…

1st March 2023

Waitrose joins calls for pelagic sustainability

1st March 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advisory Group along with aquaculture companies and retailers is calling for urgent action to end overfishing of blue whiting in the Northeast Atlantic.

16th February 2023

Blue whiting action urged

16th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With talks set to take place in London over new quota sharing arrangements for Northeast Atlantic blue whiting, Skretting, Cargill and BioMar, some of the main global buyers of the species, are calling for…

31st January 2023

Don’t blow whiting op

31st January 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The 2022 Northeast Atlantic coastal states made headway in their pelagic fisheries negotiations for the first time in 10 years, with a commitment to continued discussions on quota sharing for mackerel and…

17th January 2023

Pelagic progress made

17th January 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU negotiators have reached agreements with Northeast Atlantic coastal states, as well as with the UK and Norway on the shared management of key stocks in 2023, the European Commission has confirmed.

15th December 2022

NEA 2023 catch deal

15th December 2022