Heavyweights launched at Gdansk yard
The Nauta Shipyard at Gdansk in Poland has sent a couple of large new fishing vessels down the ways and into the water, with partly-outfitted hulls launched for completion at yards in Norway and Denmark.
The Nauta Shipyard at Gdansk in Poland has sent a couple of large new fishing vessels down the ways and into the water, with partly-outfitted hulls launched for completion at yards in Norway and Denmark.
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has announced a £1 million fund and initiative to support small scale fisheries and those in the Global South on their pathway to sustainability.
A new twin-rig trawler has been ordered from the Hoekman yard by Urk owners, and is to be built to a design by Scheepsbouw Bureau Herman Jansen, with a delivery date in mid-2020.
30-year old skipper Martin Jørgensen is now in charge on the virtually completely rebuilt Martine L-649, following its major refit at the Karstensens Skibsværft yard in Skagen.
As the larger end of the Russian fishing fleet has been receiving government support in the form of investment quotas, The Federal Agency for Fisheries and the Ministry of Trade and Industry have been discussing ways to encourage renewal of smaller-scale fishing vessels.
Funding support from Canada’s Atlantic Fisheries Fund to a variety of enterprises in Nova Scotia includes a pilot study into the effectiveness of ropeless technology for the lobster industry to reduce whale entanglements.
Norwegian company Bodø Fiskemottak has recently taken delivery of a new splitting line for producing bacalao saltfish, supplied by Skaginn 3X.
Small-scale fishing organisation LIFE has welcomed the European Commission’s recognition that coastal artisanal fishing fleets should benefit from the reallocation of Bluefin tuna quota in a fair manner across all European fleets, and the proposal to reintegrate this marginalised sector into the Bluefin tuna fishery.
French trawl door manufacturer Morgère is taking part in the North Atlantic Fish & Workboat Show, 16-17th November at St Johns in Newfoundland, along with Canadian agent Agrés de Peche.
The first steps on an initiative to improve trade opportunities for Scottish seafood in the United States are being made today as representatives of catching and processing sectors join their counterparts from the salmon industry at a special roundtable meeting convened by US ambassador to the UK.