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Institute increases snow crab quota recommendation

There is leeway to increase snow crab catches in 2027, according to Norway’s Institute of Marine Research. The Institute recommends that snow crab catch on the Norwegian continental shelf should not exceed 16,594 tonnes in 2027. This is an increase of 35% over the recomendation for 2026. ‘The advice goes up because all stock indices included in the stock assessment are higher in 2026 than in 2025. This indicates that the stock has increased, and that there is room for increased catches in 2027,’ said stock manager Ann Merete Hjelset. For 2026, both the recommended quota and the set quota… [...]

Commission’s Vision falls flat

The European Commission’s Vision for Fisheries and Aquaculture 2040 scores an emphatic nul points from industry bodies which accuse the Commission of failing to deliver a targeted revision of the Common Fisheries Policy. ‘A future for fisheries and aquaculture requires reforms, not yet another clever strategy,’ European fishing industry groups state. Published this week, the European Commission’s Vision for Fisheries and Aquaculture 2040 sets out a 15-year framework to address the sector’s structural challenges and secure its long-term sustainability and competitiveness. It omits any commitment to a targeted CFP revision. The policy’s last comprehensive reform was in 2013, leaving the… [...]

Lawmakers demand menhaden restrictions – without waiting for the science

The Menhaden Fisheries Coalition is challenging an 9th October congressional letter, led by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representative Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.), urging the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to impose further restrictions on the Atlantic menhaden fishery, before critical Chesapeake Bay research has been completed. The proposed restrictions threaten a predominantly minority, unionised workforce whose families have depended on the Reedville, Virginia fishery for generations. For more than a century, the industry has helped sustain Virginia’s Northern Neck communities. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 has documented the importance of these jobs. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)… [...]

Seafood Ireland Alliance marks Ireland’s EU Presidency

The Seafood Ireland Alliance (SIA) has hosted representatives from the fishing and seafood industry and stakeholders from across the European institutions at an event in Brussels. The evening marked Ireland’s EU Presidency and highlighted the challenges facing the Irish sector ahead of the December Council, where Member State Ministers will sign off fishing opportunities for 2027. The event brought together a large number of guests, including Minister of State Timmy Dooley, TD, MEP Ciaran Mullooly, Fisheries Attaché Martin Crowley, and staff from the European Parliament, DG MARE and various Permanent Representation officials. Representatives from the SIA set out the industry’s key… [...]

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We keep track of new fishing vessels from all over Europe and around the world, in line with the major optimisation of fisheries that has taken place in recent years. We follow shipyards and designers around the world to keep you updated on newbuilds in the fishing industry.