The Pêcheurs du Monde film festival came to a spectacular finish on Sunday as prizes were awarded for the outstanding films shown during the festival, held for the tenth time in the French port city of Lorient and dedicated to films from around the world featuring aspects of the fishing industry.
JNCC and partners the Marine Management Organisation, Natural England, the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations and Bangor University are launching a two-year project exploring participatory processes for establishing, evaluating and adapting fisheries management measures in MPAs that include sedimentary habitats as protected features.
The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) is calling for the European Commission to recognise the importance of the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF) in the post-2020 EU budget, and to reinforce its partnership with Regions to increase the fund’s effectiveness.
At its most recent meeting, the NFFO Executive Committee unanimously elected Newlyn fisherman Andrew Pascoe as the next Chairman of the Federation. He will take over from Mike Cohen at the NFFO annual general meeting later in the summer.
The Simek shipyard has delivered a new 55 metre combination netter/longliner to owners in Godøy in western Norway.
The European Fisheries Alliance has passed an important milestone. A year ago, representatives of the European fishing sector from the nine nations most affected by Brexit came together in the European Parliament to work towards a mutually beneficial and long-term post-Brexit fisheries agreement for the EU and the UK.
Ireland’s seafood sector recorded its third consecutive year of growth in 2017, with its value up 6.4% on the previous year, to contribute €1.15 billion to Ireland’s GDP. This strong growth was driven by a 12% increase in net exports (€331m), a 4% increase in domestic consumption (€429m) and significant investment both private and public (€386m) leading to the value of trade surpassing €1 billion for the first time.
Built for the Hakvoort family in Urk, the first new beam trawler for more than ten years was delivered last week and is due to leave the Maaskant yard in Stellendam after the weekend to be prepared for its first trip.
Setting up production for groundfish in the north-eastern port of Vopnafjörður has provided a lifeline for employment in the region. HB Grandi is the remote port’s largest employer and Vopnafjörður with its proximity to the grounds where much of the pelagic fisheries take place was chosen as the focus for the company’s pelagic processing and fishmeal production. But these fisheries are highly seasonal, resulting in fluctuations in earnings. Adding groundfish processing to the profile has taken out the peaks and troughs, providing steady employment year-round.
The port of Skagen in Denmark has reached an agreement with Norwegian fisheries group Pelagia to set up in the port’s Stage 3 development.