Irish Fishermen removing waste plastic as they trawl
DAFM Minister, Michael Creed, TD welcomed the increase in trawlers and other fishing boats now signed up to Ireland’s Clean Oceans Initiative.
DAFM Minister, Michael Creed, TD welcomed the increase in trawlers and other fishing boats now signed up to Ireland’s Clean Oceans Initiative.
The 2018 implementation report of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) is now available.
Jim Portus, the CEO of the SWFPO based in Devon, gives his reaction to the outcome of the December Fisheries Council meeting which took place between December 16 & 17 last.
The Agriculture & Fisheries Council reached a political agreement on a regulation concerning the 2020 catch limits for the main commercial fish stocks in the Atlantic & the North Sea.
Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF), said the main damage for the Scottish industry was the 50% cut in Cod
“Challenging outcome for the Scottish industry”. The traditional end-of-year European Union fishery negotiations have concluded with agreement on a range of quotas and management measures.