Norway herring fishing slow again in week 23
North Sea herring landings were down week-on-week, with almost half the landings going for use in fishmeal and oil
NAPA launches ‘policy FIP’ in bid to drive change in pelagics management
'The policy FIP is an excellent vehicle for us to drive this and we would urge coastal states to think of the FIP as a business plan' -- Aisla Jones, The Co-op
Norway readies for North Sea herring season spent outside UK waters
Quotas are down slightly, while prices trended upwards from 2019 going into 2020; Norwegian fishermen are confident they can land their catch before the fish move into UK seas
Brim reveals it took 50% stake in pelagic firm late in 2020
Brim operated two pelagic vessels in 2020, landing a total of 81,58t; now it has a 50% stake in a third such trawler
Norway kicks off its sand eel season, Iceland starts on blue whiting
Norway's 2021 starting sand eel quota is 110,000t, when last year's was 70,000t, later expanded to 250,000t; fishing has begun a little slowly, but with plenty of vessels out on the water
EU-Norway deal gives blue whiting fishing a boost in week 11
But catches are still way down year-on-year; in Iceland, meanwhile, there was an update on capelin and capelin roe pricing
EU, UK reach temporary agreement on shared quotas
EU fisheries ministers agreed to keep applying last year's EU catch limits for shared stocks with the UK until July 31 as a temporary solution while negotiations continue
Week 10 tough going for Norway’s blue whiting fishermen
Shoals are on the move towards the Porcupine Bank fishing zone, and stormy weather hindered efforts; still, 100,000t of the 208,306t quota have been landed so far
Cargill confirms it stopped buying MSC-less blue whiting
'Just because [the fishery] has entered an improvement project, that doesn't automatically trigger us to start buying again; we'd have to see significant progress'
Norway, EU, UK find agreement on North Sea stocks
Norway and the EU have also signed an agreement on quotas for saithe, herring and cod