Seafood trader slammed with fines and jail time
A fish trader in the New Zealand capital of Auckland has been handed heavy penalties for trading illegally caught fish. Sea World Limited which traded as Seamart has been fined…
Reviewing Europe’s tools for addressing unsustainable fishing of common stocks
The European Commission is proposing a revision of the EU tools designed to address unsustainable fishing practices by non-EU countries on fish stocks of common interest. According to the Commission,…
Fishing vessel Lily Lola was intercepted with a tonne of cocaine on board
Cocaine intercepted on UK fishing vessel
Officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) last week intercepted fishing vessel Lily Lola at sea off Newquay in Cornwall, and seized an estimated tonne of cocaine. The NCA states…
US cracks down on port privileges for certain flag states
NOAA Fisheries has denied US port privileges to certain fishing vessels from 17 nations, as of 10th October. These measures are aimed at vessels involved in IUU fishing or fishing…
Minister proposes changes to fisheries legislation
Icelandic minister of fisheries Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir will table proposals in Parliament for changes to legislation relating to fisheries. According to a statement, these proposed changes will be in line…
Four of the larger participating vessels from Aquitaine use pole-and-line methods with live bait
Bay of Biscay albacore fishermen gain MSC certification
Members of the Pêcheurs d'Aquitaine PO in France have joined forces with Spanish colleagues to have their sustainable fishing practices recognised as part of the North Atlantic Albacore Artisanal Fishery, which…
Seiner sold from Norway to Oman
Norwegian seine netter Vårheim is on its way to the Middle East, having been sold by fishing company Rino Mortensen AS to new owners in Oman. Built as Einar Erlend…
Clean-up ends with new record set
This year’s clean-up of Norwegian fishing grounds run by the Directorate of Fisheries has ended with a total of 45 kilometres of nets being retrieved – which sets a new…
Icelandic catch down, first sale value up
The Icelandic fleet’s overall catch in 2023 came to 1,375,000 tonnes, a 3% drop compared to the previous year. At the same, the first sale value of catches was up…
Mokstein heads for the Arabian Sea – flag state yet to be confirmed
Norwegian-registered pelagic vessel Mokstein (former Icelandic Lundey) is on its way to the Arabian Sea to try fishing for mesopelagic species, although some bureuacratic loose ends still need to be…
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