Landings of more than 2,287,955 tonnes of anchovy (Engraulis ringens) and white anchovy (Anchoa nasus) for indirect human consumption have been confirmed by Peru’s Ministry of Production. This is the…
The forthcoming State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024 report, due to be made public shortly, indicates that world aquaculture production has for the first time outstripped capture fisheries. According…
The first of a series of Norwegian-designed longliners for fishing company Virma has been delivered by the Northern Shipyard in St Petersburg. These Marin Teknikk MT1112XL longliners were ordered almost…
Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir has announced that a whaling licence is to be allocated to the country’s only whaling company, Hvalur hf. Although the option…
Canada's Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Diane Lebouthillier has announced the long-awaited decision on the reopening of the commercial redfish fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence – known as…
Recommendations from ICES are that the shrimp fishery in the Skagerrak, Kattegat and northern North Sea in the Norwegian Deep should not exceed 4557 tonnes for the 12 months 1st…
Two crabbing vessels for Russian Crab, one of the largest operators in the Russian crab sector, have been formally handed over. The newbuilds are a vivier crabber and a processor…
Recommendations for fisheries in the Baltic for 2025 have been presented by ICES and will form the basis of further proposals and decisions for the 2025 fishery. Despite the dry…
The troubled issue of hunting whales is again coming to a head as Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries has promised to make public on Tuesday her decision on whether or not…
ICES has recommended a 412,383 tonne quota for North Sea herring next year. The reasoning is that the 2022 year class is considered to have declined. ‘In the stock assessment…
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