Blue Whiting

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The blue whiting fishery for the Scottish pelagic fleet has now commenced, with Peterhead-based vessels Pathway and Lunar Bow the first to head to the Atlantic grounds, with several other boats joining in the coming days.

19th February 2025

Scottish boats head off for blue whiting fishery

19th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A lift in the pelagic catch led the total volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in November 2024 to rise by 7% or more than 6,300 tonnes year-on-year…

16th December 2024

Icelandic fisheries landings up 7% in November

16th December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The 43rd annual meeting of the Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC), which concluded on 15 November 2024, faced challenges in achieving consensus on the sustainable management of fish stocks, on the control and monitoring…

25th November 2024

EC: Northeast Atlantic fisheries face conservation, control challenges

25th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

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

30th October 2024

Northeast Atlantic agreement reached on mackerel, blue whiting and herring

30th October 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has confirmed a two-year extension to its fishery improvement projects, highlighting the critical need for responsible management of pelagic fisheries.

16th October 2024

Two extra years for NAPA FIPs

16th October 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Amid growing feed industry fears for the future of the blue whiting resource, the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has sent an open letter to the Norwegian government, calls on the…

28th May 2024

NAPA calls for Norwegian action on blue whiting

28th May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New reports by Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) released this month (part 2) and October 2023 (part 1) show declines in performance of key reduction fisheries for the sixth year in a row,…

21st May 2024

Reduction analysis shows continued drop in fisheries performance

21st May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) is sounding the alarm about the sustainability of Northeast Atlantic blue whiting.

24th April 2024

Blue whiting ‘stalemate’ affecting aquaculture

24th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Icelandic fishing fleet in February 2024 fell by 56% or more than 84,000 tonnes year-on-year to 65,414 tonnes, according to preliminary figures…

18th March 2024

Zero capelin catch hits Iceland’s February landings

18th March 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Irish government must seriously “up its game” at the European Union talks on Iceland’s bid to access Irish fishing waters, insist Irish fishing leaders, with Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) CEO…

23rd January 2024

IFPO: Freeze Iceland’s bid for Irish blue whiting

23rd January 2024