Mackerel fishing criticised
Friday, 30 July 2010 07:25
- The irresponsible fishing for mackerel which Iceland and the Faroe Islands have initiated as an attempt to secure future quota shares is a serious threat to the mackerel stock, and undermines the cooperation to secure the necessary conservation measures. I consider this situation very seriously, and it has been the topic of discussions between myself and the European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen says in a comment. Catches of mackerel from Faroese and Icelandic vessels are, according to Norwegian legislation, not allowed to be landed in Norwegian ports. An exemption is made for the 2000 tons of mackerel which the Faroe Islands are entitled to catch in Norwegian waters as part of the fisheries agreement for 2010 between the Faroe Islands and Norway. (Aftenposten/Press release) You may also be interested in...Wreck of UK trawler found after 60 yearsNorwegian divers have found the wreck of the British trawler "Laforey" which stranded off the western coast of Norway nearly 60 years ago. Twenty UK fishermen lost their lives in the wreck. ..Read more... Continous growth in export of seafoodThe value of exported seafood from Norway in July reached NOK 3.8 billion. This is an increase by 15 per cent compared with July last year. The growth has been continous over the past 9 months. ..Read more... Aker Seafoods acquires Spanish harvesting companyThe Spanish harvesting company Pesquera Ancora becomes a wholly owned subsidiary after Norwegian company Aker Seafoods recquired the remaining 40 percent share of the Spanish company. ..Read more... Export of seafood on the increaseThe value of exported seafood from Norway in the first six months of this year reached NOK 24 billion, the highest export value ever for the period, according to the Export Council ..Read more... Aker Seafood demergedThe Board of Aker Seafood has resolved to continue developing the Norwegian seafood group through two independent businesses. Thomas Farstad has been appointed new president and CEO. ..Read more... Record export of salmon in MayThe value of the export of salmon from Norway in May reached NOK 2.5 billion, the highest value ever for salmon for the month of May, according to figures from the Export Council for Fish. ..Read more... |
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