The Norwegian North Sea and Skagerrak herring fisheries have officially applied to be assessed against the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) environmental standard for well managed and sustainable fisheries. If their assessment…
The press release from ICES today contains much encouraging news for Scotland's fishing industry. SFF Chief Executive Bertie Armstrong said "For the mainstay Scottish stocks, we are delighted to note…
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) will release a report on the status and perspectives of North East Atlantic fish stocks in the Celtic Seas, the…
The European Commission has welcomed the decisions taken by the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO), at its annual meeting last week in Windhoek, Namibia. The Parties agreed to a…
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)[i] Annual Report for 2006/07 published today presented the following figures for the year to 31 March 2007: • Six new fisheries achieved certification bringing the total…
The biotechnology company Aker BioMarine is strengthening its Group management. Hogne Vik has been appointed Group EVP in charge of the Pharma business area. Sjur Tveite has been appointed Group…
The Best Use Coalition, a newly formed Alaska flatfish industry fishing cooperative is now seeking certification of the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea & Aleutian Islands flatfish fisheries under…
Abundance in offer added to the lack of new markets and storage space for squid (Illex argentinus) landings, is driving vessels belonging to companies of Galician capital operating in Argentine…
An invasion of predatory Humboldt squid into northern Pacific waters is decimating hake catches in the Pacific Ocean, including along Chile’s coast. This is the conclusion of an extensive study…
Krill Seaproducts from Ålesund, Norway is converting the 132-metre Vlieborg container vessel to a trawler in order to target krill. The steel work is done at Western Shipyard in Lithuania…