The European Union has lifted its yellow card restriction on Tuvalu following the island state’s reform of its fisheries management. This recognises the important progress of Tuvalu in addressing the shortcomings in its fisheries governance.
Norway’s seafood export values have been at record levels in the first half of 2018, according to the Norwegian Seafood Council. Exports of 1.4 million tonnes of seafood are valued at NoK48.10 billion in the first half of this year, representing a 4% increase in value over the same period in 2017, and 10% in volume.
The first landings of mackerel have been made to Neskaupstaður in eastern Iceland last week when factory vessel Vilhelm Thorsteinsson docked with its first landing, which included 500 tonnes of seafrozen mackerel.
The Severnaya (Northern) Shipyard in St Petersburg has celebrated the keel laying of the first of a series of longliners for owners in the Karelia region of Russia. This is the first of two vessels for the Virma fishing company and the handover is in 2020.
Icelandic fishing company Samherji, via its partner company Samherji Holding which handles its overseas business, has acquired a substantial share in Eimskip, Iceland’s longest-established and largest shipping operator.
Copenhagen shipbroker Atlantic Shipping has been instrumental is brokering the deal to build two new trawlers for Cuxhaven fishing company Kutterfisch, locating a suitable yard and designs, and negotiating contracts.
The International Association for Women in the Seafood Industry (WSI) has released the results of a worldwide survey carried out on perceptions on the positions, roles and responsibilities of women in the seafood industry. The survey is based on responses between September and December 2017, and provides evidence of pervasive gender-based discrimination, a wide gap in perception between men and women and a limited consciousness of the gender relationship and gender imbalance in this industry.
Longline and auto baiting system designers and manufacturers Fiskevegn A/S in Norway have recently been selected by Australia’s Austral Fisheries to produce a 62,000-hook BFG autoline system for the firm’s new 66.90 metre vessel Cape Arkona which will be delivered in April 2020.
A first vessel detention has taken place under the International Labour Organisation Work in Fishing Convention that came into force last year. The 380gt vessel was detained in Cape Town following inspections and complaints made by the crew.
To help improve regulatory advice, ABPmer has been appointed by Defra and the MMO to improve understanding of how seals interact with commercial fisheries and to review options for non-lethal measures to deter seals from taking catches. A survey of opinions from commercial fishermen is part of the brief.
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