Regulation & Enforcement

EU fishing sector expresses disappointment at political agreement on Nature Restoration Law

Europêche, the representative body for the European fishing industry, strongly criticises the agreement recently reached by the Council and the European Parliament on the Nature Restoration Law. While Europêche recognises the importance of protecting and restoring nature, the sector voiced several significant concerns about the regulation that have been ignored by policy-makers. Some of the […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | Sovereign One – Shellfish monitoring catamaran delivered to Washington’s Puyallup Tribe

The Puyallup Tribe of Washington State has obtained a new boat that will aid in the monitoring of shellfish. Named Sovereign One, the custom-built aluminium catamaran is better equipped to navigate rough waters than the previous monitor boat, according to Big Bean Flores, a senior shellfish monitor...

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UK government, Scottish pelagic fishers to collaborate on scientific research

The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) and the UK government’s Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on working together on scientific research and its application to fisheries management. The MOU outlines...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/trawling/uk-government-scottish-pelagic-fishers-to-collaborate-on-scientific-research/

European Parliament approves new EU fisheries control rules

All EU fishing vessels will be monitored and their catches reported electronically, to ensure full traceability, under a revamped EU fisheries control system. The new fisheries control regulation measures were approved by plenary on Tuesday, October 17, with 438 to 146 and 40 abstentions. Under the...

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European Commission adopts amendment to rules on small amounts of aid to fishery and aquaculture sector

The European Commission has adopted an amendment of the so-called “de minimis” regulation for the fishery and aquaculture sector. The revised regulation, which exempts small aid amounts from state aid control since they are deemed to have no impact on competition and trade in the Single Market,...

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Scientific dispensation request granted for King Scallop fishing trial off south-east England

The UK Marine Management Organosation (MMO) has granted a scientific dispensation to MacDuff Shellfish to carry out a two-day scallop fishing trial off the South East coast of England. The trial will take place before the end of October 2023 and will test the feasibility and potential benefits of...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/regulation-enforcement/scientific-dispensation-request-granted-for-king-scallop-fishing-trial-off-south-east-england/

EU cites Trinidad and Tobago as non-cooperating country in campaign against illegal fishing

The European Commission has decided to identify Trinidad and Tobago as a non-cooperating country in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, giving it a so-called “red card.” The decision is based on the EU’s IUU Regulation, which provides for a cooperation framework...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/regulation-enforcement/eu-cites-trinidad-and-tobago-as-non-cooperating-country-in-campaign-against-illegal-fishing/

EU fishing industry calls for highest priority to be given to all-party mackerel sharing arrangement

With sharing arrangement consultations on the Northeast Atlantic pelagic stocks being resumed this month, the EU fishing industry calls on all coastal states to give top priority to discussions on an all-party sharing arrangement for mackerel and to engage in these talks in earnest and in good...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/regulation-enforcement/eu-fishing-industry-calls-for-highest-priority-to-be-given-to-all-party-mackerel-sharing-arrangement/

Ten years’ monitoring data confirms precautionary krill fishery in Antarctica

Norway’s Institute of Marine Research (IMR) has released its findings after 10 years of surveying the krill biomass in Antarctica, Norwegian krill harvesting specialist Aker BioMarine said recently. The science, which is based on data from acoustics and trawl surveys, confirms the high...

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