Much has been written about the northeast Atlantic mackerel impasse, and the unyielding positions of the two factions.
But taking a step back from the political hot talks, one is left with a stark reality: the real losers are fishermen and processors, who are now paid half the amount than what they got for the fish even a year ago.
In an interview with IntraFish, John Goodlad, chairman of Shetland Islands-based pelagic processor Shetland Catch, said European and Norwegian fishermen are paying a heavy price for the mackerel dispute deadlock, a year after the processing industry took the first profit hit.
“Whereas
