Herring

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The industry is warning of a repeat of the herring crash of the 1960s as Governments fail to stop overfishing.

2nd October 2023

Is a repeat of the herring crash of the 1960s afoot?

2nd October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Iceland’s fishing fleet increased by 10% or 10,464 tonnes year-on-year in August 2023 to a total 114,483 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

18th September 2023

Larger whitefish, mackerel landings lift Iceland’s August catch

18th September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission is seeking to pull Baltic Sea fisheries out of their ’dire situation’ with the announcement of its first TACS and quotas for 2024.

29th August 2023

Commission looks to pull Baltic fisheries out of ‘dire’ straits

29th August 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Iceland’s fishing fleet increased by 16% or 13,864 tonnes year-on-year in July 2023 to a total 101,705 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

29th August 2023

Icelandic fleet boosted by July pelagic catch

29th August 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 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 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

The UK fishing industry is to benefit from an additional 140,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities in 2023 worth £282 million.

22nd December 2022

£282m UK fishing deal

22nd December 2022

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

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Trilateral fisheries negotiations between the United Kingdom, Norway and EU have concluded with the UK fleet securing catch limits worth £202 million next year. This value represents a £33 million increase from 2022.

12th December 2022

UK nets more quotas

12th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU fisheries ministers failed to set the Baltic Sea on a path to recovery and a long-term sustainable future at the latest Fisheries Council meeting in Luxemburg, according to a group of…

18th October 2022

Baltic quota reactions

18th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Large cuts should be made to Northeast Atlantic herring and mackerel quotas for 2023, but next year’s blue whiting catch can increase, according to the latest advice from the International Council for…

5th October 2022

ICES issues pelagic advice

5th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Reduced catches across all of Iceland’s main fisheries categories led the country’s fishing fleet to land 29% less seafood last month, with the capture of 35,237 tonnes of fish and shellfish, according…

18th July 2022

29% fall in Icelandic fish

18th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Thanks to a bumper capelin catch, Iceland’s fishing fleet landed 220,032 tonnes of wild-capture fish and shellfish last month, up from 73,643 tonnes in January 2021.

21st February 2022

Icelandic catch trebles

21st February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Norwegian seafood exports have risen by 26% over the same time last year

8th February 2022

Norwegian exports rise

8th February 2022