NEAFC says measures protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems from bottom fishing are proving effective ahead of a UN review.

NAPA warns quota-sharing deadlock threatens North East Atlantic mackerel, blue whiting and herring ahead of new ICES advice

Applications are open for 4,000 tonnes of the Faroese blue whiting quota to be used for commercial fishing trials in 2026, Kringvarp Føroya reports. The quota was allocated by Bárður á Steig Nielsen, a government minister, and may be fished in Faroese waters, international waters and the NEAFC re…

Measures adopted by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) to address what it said is unsustainable Russian mackerel fishing in the North-East Atl

The Faroe Islands have allocated an additional 4,000 tonnes of blue whiting for commercial fishing trials, Kringvarp Føroya reports. The quota may be fished in Faroese waters, Icelandic waters and the NEAFC regulatory area. Applications must reach the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Fisheries by …

Today, measures adopted by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) to address unsustainable Russian mackerel fishing in the North-East Atlantic officially enter into force.

NEAFC measures limiting Russian mackerel fishing enter force as EU warns stock faces continued pressure from overfishing

Today, measures adopted by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) to address unsustainable Russian mackerel fishing in the North-East Atlantic officially enter into force.

Réunie du 11 au 14 novembre, la Commission des pêches de l’Atlantique du nord-est (NEAFC) s’est soldée par une impasse : aucun Tac pour le maquereau ou le merlan bleu, aucun progrès sur le transbordem...

The 43rd annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) - which includes the European Union, representatives from Denmark in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland, Iceland...

The 43rd annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) - which includes the European Union, representatives from Denmark in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland, Iceland...

De Europese Commissie heeft samen met partners in de North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) strengere regels ingevoerd voor de makreelvangst. Dit is nodig omdat de makreelstand in de Noordoostelijke Atlantische Oceaan door jarenlange overbevissing in gevaar is gekomen. Vooral Rusland neemt een steeds groter aandeel van de vangst, wat door de Europese Unie als onhoudbaar wordt bestempeld. Om de visserij beter te controleren, zijn nieuwe beperkingen afgesproken. Zo mag de Russische makreelvangst in internationale wateren niet meer dan 1.495 ton bedragen. Daarnaast mogen schepen die meer vangen geen brandstof meer krijgen of hun lading overladen in havens van EU-landen, het Verenigd Koninkrijk en IJsland. Deze regels gaan naar verwachting eind augustus 2026 officieel in. De Europese Unie roept andere landen op om ook strenger op te treden. Het verbieden van het overladen van vis op zee is daarbij een belangrijk punt. De EU blijft inzetten op duurzame afspraken om het makreelbestand voor de toekomst te redden.

The Faroe Islands will soon announce their decision on the 2026 kingfish fishing quota in international waters of the North Atlantic, following a consultation period that ended on 5 July, KVF reports. The Faroes will not receive a separate quota. The joint quota for NEAFC member countries is 4,08…

The Faroe Islands have refused to support a proposal by the EU, UK, and Iceland to exclude Russia from mackerel fishing in international waters, according to a report by Faroese broadcaster KVF. A decision on the measure, initially raised as a sanctions issue in May, was only formally published t…

The Faroe Islands have refused to support a proposal by the EU, UK, and Iceland to exclude Russia from mackerel fishing in international waters, according to a report by Faroese broadcaster KVF. The proposal, which was agreed upon at a recent Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) meetin…