A metre shorter and ready for scalloping
There’s nothing unusual about a fishing vessel being lengthened, but one being shortened is something of a rarity. But that’s what happened to French trawler when owners exchanged boats.
New Audacious ready to start on whitefish
David Gatt and Barry Reid have taken delivery of the new Audacious BF-83 from Macduff Shipyards, a dedicated twin-rig trawler developed by the yard and expected to operate in Scottish waters in whitefish.
Goodbye to wet gear
Going out on deck in the middle of the night, and your gloves are still cold and wet from the last haul? Worse still, wet boots? It doesn’t have to be that way...
Valka and Murman Seafood sign high-tech factory deal
Icelandic company Valka has signed a contract with Murman Seafood Company to design and build a new processing plant in Kola city, south of the Russian port of Murmansk. This new plant is the first of its kind and is expected to be the most technologically advanced groundfish processing plant in the region.
Vilhelm Thorsteinsson lands for the last time in Iceland
Samerji’s pelagic freezer trawler Vilhelm Thorsteinsson docked in Neskaupstaðar this week with 570 tonnes of frozen Atlanto-Scandian herring on board, making its last landing under the Icelandic flag before being delivered to its new owners in Russia.
Draft agreement a first step – with a long way to go
There are few people who will be scrutinising sections of the draft EU/UK withdrawal agreement as carefully as fishermen’s organisations on both sides of the Channel and the North Sea.
SFF reminds Theresa May of commitments to UK fishing
In the wake of the latest instalment in the Brexit saga, SFF chief executive Bertie Armstrong has reminded British PM Theresa May that commitments have been made to the UK fishing industry.
Cleopatra autoliner for N-W Iceland
Trefjar has delivered a new autoliner to a customer in north-western Iceland. The 30gt Cleopatra 46B has been completed for Útgerðarfélagið Thórsberg, based in Tálknafjörður.
Successful joint fisheries operation against illegal fishing in FFA region
It’s not often a female Chief of Staff is chosen to lead a joint fisheries and maritime operation between FFA Member countries and QUAD partners (Australia, France, New Zealand and USA). But Senior Constable Sepola Tataa Niulakita from Tuvalu, the first female Chief of Staff, was chosen to lead Operation Kurukuru 2018 (OPKK18), an annual FFA-led operation to combat illegal fishing in the Pacific region.
Huginn on the way home from Poland
Icelandic pelagic vessel Huginn has been through a major refit at the Alkor shipyard in Gdansk.
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