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FS38 -12.09_Calculating the spread of trawl doors

This fact sheet gives fishermen the information to help them measure the spread of their trawl doors without the need for costly electronic equipment. If the vessel does not have a trawl monitoring system fitted, the fact sheet details two basic methods to calculate the spread of the trawl doors.

Whelk Management Group Minutes - April 2021

Meeting minutes for the 5th meeting of the Whelk Management Group (WMG) which took place on 29th April 2021 via Zoom.

Final Discard Action Group minutes 8 February 2011

Final minutes of the Discard Action Group meeting held in London on 8 February 2011.

Comparative Fishing for Flatfish using a Beam Trawl fitted with Electric Ticklers

A report on the comparative fishing for Flatfish using a Beam Trawl fitted with electric ticklers.

Discard Action Group - meeting minutes

Friends House, London. Wednesday, 10 October 2018

Statement to the Press: NAPA reaffirms its commitment to sustainable pelagic fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic

NAPA has written a follow up statement to help clarify a misunderstanding around one of the conclusions of its recently published Position Paper. This new statement makes clear NAPA’s position on setting an appropriate quota allocation system.

Italy seafood market guide

A market research report on the seafood sector in Italy.

A Pilot Pot Fishery for Nephrops Norvegicus off the Northern Ireland coast

The study was managed by officials from DARD, ANIFPO including the owners of the vessels engaged in the study and AFBI who carried out scientific monitoring of the pilot fishery. With the introduction of the Irish Sea cod recovery programme and its associated temporary sea area closures, several Northern Irish fishing vessels were displaced. They were encouraged to find sustainable alternatives to complete their annual fishing plans. Amongst the fishing vessels affected were four small (under 12 metre) vessels, which had traditionally targeted cod using gill-nets. The closure effectively stopped this fishery. As a result the four vessels, like many of their larger colleagues diversified into the Nephrops fishery using trawls. However, with the increasing costs of fuel and other overheads, combined with reductions in the landed price for Nephrops, the owners of the four vessels, together with the ANIFPO, decided to investigate alternative fishing opportunities. Following internal discussion, and with DARD’s Sea Fisheries Division, an application for funding was submitted to allow sea trials in the “open Irish Sea”, to examine the practicalities of using pots/creels to catch Nephrops. While creels were used in Strangford Lough, and other similar Loughs around Scotland, the possibility of using creels in areas traditionally trawled had not been investigated.

The inshore fleet in the Eastern Channel – operational and financial analysis

An operational and financial analysis of inshore fishing vessels operating in the Eastern Channel, England, UK. Mixed methods study of factors affecting the performance of inshore fishing vessels. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of data relating to the inshore fishing fleet based in the Eastern Channel including Rye, Hastings, Eastbourne, Newhaven, Shoreham and Selsey.

Quay Issues: Issue 9

Quay Issues is a magazine for the fishing industry. This edition of Quay Issues shines a light on the way in which some businesses are rising to the challenges that the sector faces.

Final Minutes DAG Selectivity Focus Group 4 April 2011

Final minutes of the Discard Action Group Selectivity Sub-Group meeting held in London on 4 April 2011.

EU Alert Monitoring – 5 February 2016

Brussels update of seafood legislation developments, including: Changes to Fukushima safeguards; A new Regulation on food radionuclides; IUU; Thailand ; Unfair Trading; EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA); EU trade policy and seafood; Ethical Fishing; ILO; Food safety and consumer protection; CFP and Landing Obligation; DG SANTE organisation chart

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