UK Fishermen and Processors Welcome Increase in Mackerel Stock
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"We remain on a stock that is very much degraded (...) Even if it is no longer considered collapsed, it is still overexploited", told the AFP Youen Vermard, researcher at the Ifremer. In a scientific opinion published on Wednesday, the Ciem, a scientific organisation that is authoritative, recommends not to capture more than 353,000 tons of mackerel in 2027. This is twice as much as last year's opinion (174,000 tons), but it is still 11% less th…
Despite a slight improvement, the Atlantic mackerel population remains overexploited. Ciem recommends a reduction of 11% in catches by 2027.
Scientists recommend capping catches at 353,000 tonnes by 2027, twice as much as last year. A relative better thing that stays under the water is that it's not enough to release the pressure on the Atlantic mackerel, but it's the first thing on Le Singulier.
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) recommends a maximum mackerel catch of 352,938 tonnes in 2027. This is an increase of 102 percent from the advice for 2026.
UK fishermen and processors welcome increase in mackerel stock
The Scottish and UK mackerel industry has welcomed an increase in the size of the north-east Atlantic mackerel stock following the recent scientific assessment by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), which provides a sound platform for further growth aided by pragmatic fishery management initiatives. ICES has advised today (30 September) that the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of north-east Atlantic mackerel for 2027 sho…
The ICES, a scientific reference body for fishing in the Atlantic, recommends an unexpected doubling of the quota, the maximum quantity of mackerel that can be sinned in 2027. By 2026, the fall had been spectacular, as the species is not doing well. This good news for fishermen does not change the situation: the mackerel remains largely overfished in the Atlantic.
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