No change to policy on crews’ fish
There’s a longstanding convention that the small amounts of fish that crews get to take home for their own consumption are overlooked in official figures and not deducted from quotas.…
There’s a longstanding convention that the small amounts of fish that crews get to take home for their own consumption are overlooked in official figures and not deducted from quotas.…
European social partners have issued a joint position paper advocating the integration of the revised International Maritime Organisation (IMO) STCW-F Convention into European Union law through a dedicated EU directive.…
The Orkney Creel Fishery has become the first fishery to achieve certification under the Community Catch Standard, marking a significant milestone for small-scale fisheries and seafood markets globally. ‘For many…
The latest delivery from the Karstensen yard in Skagen is an addition to the Norwegian pelagic fleet. The 83-metre, 16.20-metre breadth purse seiner-pelagic trawler Hargun has been completed at the…
The latest in a series of seiners for Norwegian customers, the 50.50-metre, 12-metre beam Bernt Oskar has been designed and delivered by Danish shipbuilder Vestværftet in Hvide Sande for Svolvær…
Bornholm company Ocean Prawns ended 2025 with financial results described as being in line with expectations, and a return to a more normal set of figures after the record year…
As Norway prepares for Saturday's World Cup quarter-final against England, the team's much-publicised seafood strategy has received a further boost. Team chef Aron Espeland originally travelled to the United States…
The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) has funding available and the MMO is now encouraging small-scale operators and fishermen to come forward and apply. A £6 million funding pot has been ring-fenced…
Seafood investor Bluefront has acquired a majority stake in rapidly growing Meox AS, a provider of proprietary robotic cleaning solutions for the aquaculture and maritime industries. ‘Achieving an average annual…
Seaonics has signed a contract with shipbuilder VARD to deliver a comprehensive package winches and cranes for Rosund Drift's new stern trawler. This includes four 40-tonne electric BigDrum PM trawl…