Switching to split codends has been a good move, according to the skipper of one HB Grandi’s fresher trawlers, with every fish brought on board alive and with a significant increase in catch quality. Akurey has been using these codends from Hampiðjan since last autumn.
Switching to a pair of Type 23 Bluestream semi-pelagic trawl doors has boosted gear spread by an impressive 50 metres, reports Tonni Karlsen, skipper of Norwegian twin-rig trawler Ole-Arvid Nergård.
The Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) has successfully prosecuted the skipper and owners of a fishing vessel for offences during two fishing trips in May and June 2018.
After fifty years with its current owners, a Danish trawler is soon to be replaced by a new vessel ordered from the Karstensens yard in Skagen for the partnership of Thomas Hjort Samuelsen and Karl Arne Nielsen. The new trawler is scheduled to be delivered in June 2020.
The Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick have announced funding support to five organisations through the Atlantic Fisheries Fund, with a total of C$1.9 million supporting the implementation of innovative projects and new technologies in the fishing industry.
Scopale, based in Boulogne-sur-Mer, has welcomed its fourth new fishing vessel to the port. Built for Sébastien and Guillaume Leprêtre, the new Mercator is a 22 metre trawler/seine netter, and while it has significantly less engine power than the 1991-built trawler it replaces, it is more flexible and has better conditions for the crew.
Seafish is encouraging UK fishermen to make the most of free places available on training courses while funding remains available from the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and the Maritime & Coastguard Agency.
Commenting on his remarks a few days ago that resulted in an angry backlash from UK fishermen, Boulogne trawler skipper and President of the Hauts-de-France Fisheries Committee Olivier Lepretre commented that his words were intentionally strong ones.
When a Norwegian longliner docked last year with a full fishroom of cod caught around Jan Mayen, there was immediate speculation as to where this fish had appeared from – in an area that isn’t known for heavy cod fishing.
Fish will fly when Australia’s seafood capital hosts its iconic Tunarama Festival this weekend, and the population of Port Lincoln more than doubles during the annual event with twenty thousand visitors heading to South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula for Tunarama.