The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) and the Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) are demanding action from members of the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA), whose members include leading retailers, feed producers and processors committed to sustainable quota shares.
Both Norway and the Faroe Islands raised their mackerel quota shares by 55 percent after coastal nations failed to reach an agreement on how to divide up the catch.
Norway supports of zonal attachment, where fishing quota is linked to where the fish are located but Norway has been catching less mackerel in its own waters and more in UK waters in recent times, a trend supported by the heavier presence of Norwegian vessels, SPFA Chief Executive Ian Gatt noted.
The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association and Shetland Fishermen’s Association have warned the UK government not to agree a quota exchange paid for with Scottish quotas
By Henry Sandercock2021-05-28T14:22:00+01:00
UK Fisheries’ long-distance fishing vessel Kirkella – which protested against a no-deal Brexit in the river Thames in 2019 (pictured) – has gone into dry dock due to it having no access to Norwegian cod stocks
A war of words has erupted between Scottish fishers groups and Hull-based company UK Fisheries over last-ditch efforts by MPs to secure access for UK-flagged vessels to neighbouring states’ coastal waters.
The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association and the Shetland Fishermen’s Association both urged the government to resist calls from Hull-based business UK Fisheries and MPs to chase a deal with Norway for 2021, ahead of a debate on the issue in parliament yesterday (27 May).