UK: Mixed bag of catch advice for Scottish fleet for 2025

Published 2024년 7월 4일

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The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has recommended a mixed set of catch advice for 2025 for the Scottish fleet. While there is a proposed quota cut for key fisheries like North Sea cod and haddock, other species such as anglerfish (monkfish) and whiting are recommended for an increase. The proposed cuts for cod and haddock are 14.9% and 25% respectively, while significant increases are suggested for anglerfish, whiting, Rockall haddock, North Sea saithe, and North Sea plaice. The Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association (SWFPA) is critical of ICES's advice for cod and believes it overreaches in safeguarding the southern half of the North Sea.

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Mixed bag of catch advice for Scottish fleet for 2025. There is a mixed bag of catch advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) for 2025, with key fisheries such as North Sea cod and haddock facing a cut in quota, and other species like anglerfish (monkfish) and whiting recommend for an increase. The change in advice compared with 2024 is for a 14.9% cut in North Sea cod and 25% cut for haddock, although big increases have been recommended for anglerfish and whiting, as well as Rockall haddock. A 7.1% increase is recommended for North Sea and west of Scotland saithe, and 14.2% for North Sea plaice. West of Scotland whiting has also been pencilled-in for an increase. Mike Park, chief executive of the Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association (SWFPA), told Fish Focus: “The sustainable harvesting by the catching sector is now showing dividends in stock sizes across a range of key commercial stocks. The new analytical status of northern anglerfish ...

Source: Fish Focus