Christian Strand Halstensen from Bekkjarvik has been elected as the new chairman of Norwegian fishing vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt. ‘The fishing sector faces many major challenges. It will be important to…
A comprehensive measure governing high seas boarding and inspection in the South Pacific is the proposals adopted at the 11th annual meeting of members of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries…
Reynir B. Eiríksson has been appointed managing director of Vélfag ehf, taking over from Bjarmi Sigurgardsson and Ólöf Ýr Lárusdóttir. He already has experience behind him at Vélfag as production…
Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has identified a large volume of spawning capelin off the north coast that had not been present during previous surveys, and has stated that…
Germany and the Netherlands have both been quick to introduce new restrictions on fishing activity in their areas of the North Sea, following the adoption by the European Commission of…
The fishing industry represented by the Fishing Shipowners' Cooperative of the Port of Vigo (ARVI) considers that the European Commission announcement of four strategic lines for the future will have…
At the end of January the last of the old-style blue wooden fishing cutters from Hvide Sande left the port for the last time to head for the Smedegaarden scrapping…
French Customs have successfully intercepted an eel smuggling ring in the Paris area, seizing more that 300kg of live glass eels and arresting three people. Fishing for glass eels is…
Scottish seafood processor Associated Seafoods Ltd. has achieved Best Seafood Practices (BSP) and Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certifications from the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA). Associated Seafoods sources seafood from both wild-capture fisheries and aquaculture.…
Reformed a decade ago, the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) has served to effectively rebuild fish populations, but the European industry sees that opportunities have been missed – as failed policies…