Baffin Fisheries appoints new President
Baffin Fisheries has announced the appointment of Kavavow Mikijuk as President of Niqitaq Fisheries and Baffin Fisheries, as of 3rd September. He has 17 years of experience behind him in…
Baffin Fisheries has announced the appointment of Kavavow Mikijuk as President of Niqitaq Fisheries and Baffin Fisheries, as of 3rd September. He has 17 years of experience behind him in…
A new vivier crabber built for Russian Far East fishing company Aqua-Invest is taking the Northern sea route for its delivery trip to Vladivostok from the outfitting yard at Rybinsk…
Sea Harvest Group in South Africa has been through a tough first half on 2024, but has delivered an EBIT of R373 million, 6% ahead of 2023, reaping the benefits…
The Marine Stewardship Council has responded to claims made by the International Transport Federation in a study published in Nature, concerning forced labout in tuna fisheries. ‘We recognise forced and…
The new net loft in the Danish port of Skagen has been built by Cosmos Trawl, the Danish subsidiary of the Hampiðjan Group, and the inauguration of the new building…
The project came about as an innovation competition under the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries’ FangstID project, challenging developers to come up with automatic catch registration and reporting on board the…
Icelandic fishing company Thorbjörn, based in the volcano-stricken port of Grindavík, is to be split up, which the owners have announced is in response to changing circumstances. The company operates…
Lantra Scotland, the training and skills body for land-based industries and aquaculture, has stepped in to take over as the new host of Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA) – the…
The International Transport Federation claims that MSC certification is no guarantee of safe working conditions on certified vessels – despite the MSC’s claim of these being free of forced labour.…
There’s a growing market in South Korea for live snow crab – and although this is a market that’s supplied largely by Russian producers, the Norwegian Seafood Council sees long-term…