Trawl sector’s fears coming true
In unveiling its EU Action Plan: Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries, the European Commission has turned a blind eye to its own fisheries management system…
In unveiling its EU Action Plan: Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries, the European Commission has turned a blind eye to its own fisheries management system…
France’s Secretary of State for the Sea Hervé Berville has announced during a meeting with industry figures that fuel aid is to be continued, carrying this forward to 15th May,…
Fish-farming ship Conson No. 1 has become the first large yellow croaker (Larimichthys croceus) farm to achieve ASC certification. It’s the world’s first full-scale ‘smart farming ship’ which can produce 3700 tonnes…
The next Chairman of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations will be Chris Ranford, elected recently by the NFFO’s Executive Committee. He takes up the Chair later this year, following…
The new research vessel for the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) in Iceland, currently under construction at Astilleros Armón in Spain and scheduled to arrive in Iceland in late…
Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has published its first independent review of voluntary international certifications, standards and ratings across the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, following a three-year review that remains…
The longline sector is a new business for Danish processing systems supplier Carsoe, and an order to outfit the processing deck of the new Leinebris is taking the company into…
Brim’s fresher trawler Viðey landed this week after a tough trip that took it to Westfjords grounds, and finishing up off the south-west of Iceland – with the whole trip…
The Scottish pelagic fleet’s mackerel fishery that opened the year was successfully completed by the second week in February, with the last fish caught on grounds to the west of…
The three major buyers of blue whiting, feed manufacturers Cargill, Skretting and Biomar, have already threatened to end the use of blue whiting in their production and the salmon industry…