Markets for fresh seafood have changed dramatically, with fresh fish exports dropping significantly compared to their pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels, according to Kristján Vilhelmsson, director of vessel operations at Icelandic fishing…
The Fisheries Agency of Taiwan has stated that it will impose sanctions if allegations made by Greenpeace concerning forced labour and illegal fishing in the Taiwanese distant water fleet are…
With two series of trawlers under construction for its subsidiaries in Namibia and Mozambique, Spanish fishing giant Nueva Pescanova Group has just seen the second of its three new 50-metre…
The island nation of Nauru now has twelve tuna purse-seiners fishing under its flag as it moves away from leasing fishing rights to foreign vessels to having a fleet operating…
French fishing companies are waiting for clear guidelines, according to a statement by the Union of French Fishing Vessel Operators (l'Union des Armateurs à la Pêche de France), signed by…
So far the reasons remain a mystery, but Norwegian-owned netter Nesejenta was under tow from Gdansk to Hvide Sande when it turned over, a few miles off the Danish port…
The first of a series of ten ST-192 trawlers for the Russian Fishery Company has been launched at the Admiralty Shipyard in St Petersburg. The launch of the 108 metre,…
The Scottish Skipper Expo 2020 has been rescheduled to take place on 13-14th November 2020 at the P & J Live arena in Aberdeen following its earlier postponement due to…
This week Danish trawl door manufacturer Thyborøn Trawldoor is shipping new doors to customers in the USA, Scotland, Canada, the Russian Far East and Spain, after having made some radical…
Irish fishing associations have jointly condemned the wildcat blockades that took place recently in Dingle and Castletownbere, where French and Spanish fishing vessels were prevented from offloading catches – apparently…
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