Visitors landing at Iceland’s eastern ports
Visiting trawlers have been making regular calls in Neskaupstaður and have accounted for landings of around 1700 tonnes of fish this summer.
The European Commission to invest €14.50 million in new maritime projects
New sustainable blue projects have been pre-selected for funding by the European Commission under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF). They will share €14.5 million. The grant agreements are currently being prepared for signature.
FISK Seafood acquires one-third stake in VSV
Fishing and processing company FISK Seafood, based at Sauðárkrókur in the north of Iceland, has acquired a one-third stake in Westmann Islands company Vinnslustöðin (VSV) from Brim hf.
Seven-trawler propulsion order goes to MAN
MAN Energy Solutions has sealed a deal to supply complete power systems for one of the largest fishing vessel orders for a generation. The company will supply main and auxiliary engines, reduction gears and propellers for a fleet of seven 109-metre factory vessels for the Russian Fishery Company.
Bass could be exempt from landing obligation
There’s a likelhood that bass could be excluded from the landings obligation when it comes fully into force on 1st January. Such as exclusion hinges on an interpretation of the catch limits which currently apply to bass. On the face of it, bass should be included in the landings obligation because a range of catch limits apply to different gears in which bass are caught; and the wording in article 15 of the CFP basic regulation which gives force to the discard ban does indeed refer to “catch limits.”
Skipper Expo Bristol underway next week
Skipper Expo Int. Bristol 2018 gets underway at the end of next week (Thursday 27th and Friday 28th September), providing a comprehensive showcase of the latest equipment and support services available to the fishing industry today.
Atlantic Dawn launched at Middlesbrough
The Parkol Marine Engineering yard at Whitby has launched a new scalloper for owners on the Isle of Islay, the first vessel to be completed at the company’s Middlesbrough yard.
Digital technology combatting IUU fishing
Thai Union and Mars Petcare are utilising digital traceability and e-logbooks as part of the fight against IUU fishing, with a pilot project implemented last year in Thailand in which fishing vessels were fitted with Fleet One terminals.
Evidence of major progress in European fisheries
With 39% more fish in the sea than in 2003, stocks are stabilising at sustainable levels, according to figures presented by the scientific community and DG MARE Director General Aguiar Machado at Friday's Scientific Seminar on Fisheries Science organised by the European Commission.
Last-minute agreement reached on scallops
Representatives of the French and UK fishing sectors have thrashed out a settlement over the scallop fishery, following several rounds of talks that had initially looked promising, before failing to reach agreement. This belated agreement will see UK scallopers leaving Eastern Channel grounds from midnight on 17th September until midnight on 31st October – applies only to those over 15 metres.
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