Latest Far East crab catcher delivered
The first of a series of new vessels designed to replace the ageing Russian Crab fleet has been delivered by the Onega Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant, following sea trials…
The first of a series of new vessels designed to replace the ageing Russian Crab fleet has been delivered by the Onega Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant, following sea trials…
Producers in Norway exported NoK41.4 billion worth of seafood in the first quarter of this year, an increase of NoK7.4 billion over the same period last year and representing a…
The latest newbuild from Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar is a 10.99 metre Cleopatra 36 for a fisherman in the far north of Norway. Maya has been built for skipper-owner Tom Egil…
European purse seine operators have committed to supporting initiatives for artisanal fisheries in West Africa. The Europêche Tuna Group and COMHAFAT, which represents articanal and other fisheries in 22 African…
The acquisition by Westman Islands company Vinnslustöðin (VSV) of processing company Leo Seafood and fishing company Ós, which operates trawler Thórunn Sveinsdóttir, has been concluded following approval by Iceland’s competition…
The latest Bord Iascaigh Mhara report on the state of the Irish fishing industry underlines the seismic challenge KFO members are facing, according to Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation Chief Executive Seán…
The volume of waste fishing gear shipped overseas from Iceland for recycling has roughly tripled in just a few years, from 758 tonnes in 2019 to 1685 tonnes last year.…
Taiwanese fisheries group FCF has entered the at-sea trial stage of the jelly FAD experiment in collaboration with The Pacific Community (SPC), which is the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries…
Programmers working at Fishfacts have overcome technical challenges to combine sea satellite ice imagery with AIS data, providing skippers with a new way to track ice coverage for Greenlandic and…
Officers manning the Icelandic Coastguard’s monitoring centre at the weekend noticed a Norwegian longliner in an area closed to fishing. When contacted by the monitoring centre, the officer on watch…