The Northern Shipyard (Severnaya Verf) in St Petersburg has begun construction of a new freezer longliner for Akhangelsk company Globus. The new vessel is part of a series of new longliners for Russian owners, designed by Norwegian company Marin Teknikk.
A petition to the Scottish government is circulating, spelling out the opposition to an application by Ayr-based Marine Biopolymers to dredge for wild kelp in areas off the west of Scotland. The petition is strongly supported by the Scottish Creel Fishermen's Federation, which is urging people to sign.
Hampiðjan will be running its annual presentation of its own products as well as those of its partner companies at the North Sea Centre’s flume tank in Hirtshals 28-30th of November this year.
The head of Russia’s Federal Agency for Fisheries Ilya Shestakov and Guinea’s Minister for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Industries Frederic Lois met that the International Fishery Forum and Exhibition in St Petersburg to sign a co-operation agreement on fisheries and aquaculture.
Arie de Visser spent last week trawling for langoustines and after five days at sea, the crew of four docked in Den Oever. Once the catch had been landed, Arie de Visser took the time to answer six questions for EMK’s Michel Verschoor.
Icelandic seafood technology company Skaginn 3X has hired Pétur Jakob Pétursson as its new regional sales manager for Russia and CIS.
Russian Pollock, a joint venture between the Russian Fishery Company (RFC) and DV Invest, and AMG Group have struck a deal for the development towards the construction of the Russian Pollock processing factory and for the design of the second phase of the factory.
UK fisheries minister George Eustice has made a statement on the breakdown of negotiations over scallop fishing in Baie de Seine, which came to an end when the French negotiators pulled out, citing ‘extortionate’ compensation demands by the UK representatives. George Eustice stated that he has written to French minister Stephane Travert to register his disappointment that no agreement was reached.
Fishing has been good on mackerel in the international zone between Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands in the last few days.
According to French fishing industry body CNPMEM, the French industry has decided to withdraw from negotiations between France and the UK over access to scallop fisheries in the English Channel.