Armon to build new Icelandic research vessel
After a three-year design process followed by tendering, decisions have been made on the yard to build the new Icelandic research vessel that will replace the 60-year-old Bjarni Sæmundsson. The…
After a three-year design process followed by tendering, decisions have been made on the yard to build the new Icelandic research vessel that will replace the 60-year-old Bjarni Sæmundsson. The…
Irish fisheries development board Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has reported strong take-up of a new support scheme to help fishing boat owners adjust their businesses in a post-Brexit market –…
Wales is taking action against marine waste with a recycling scheme for fishing gear. Recycling bins for used fishing gear have been placed at Swansea, Milford Haven, Fishguard, Cardigan, Conwy,…
Three big names in the seafood industry have added their voices to advocacy group NAPA, which has the long-term mission of securing long-term, science-based management of Northeast Atlantic pelagic stocks…
Having already resigned as chairman of the Russian Crab Group and the Russian Fishery Company, and subject to US sanctions, Russian entrepreneur Gleb Frank has also sold his controlling shares…
New purse seiner/pelagic trawler Skår Senior has been delivered by the Stadyard to owner Roy Skår. Skår Senior has a 48.30 metre overall length with a 12 metre beam and…
The European Commission has activated new crisis measures to support the fishery and aquaculture sectors in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The crisis mechanism of the European Maritime,…
Built at the Trefjar yard in Iceland, a new 10.99 metre netter has been delivered to skipper/owner Otto Harold Williassen who fishes from Digermulen in Norway’s Lofoten islands. Karin is…
Spanish technology company Satlink has partnered with the Olive Ridley Project (ORP) and the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) to establish a programme for the removal and reuse of…
Faroese pelagic trawler Finnur Friði, ordered by the Varðin Group from the Karstensen yard in Skagen, will be outfitted with a complete Wärtsilä propulsion system. The 88 metre Finnur Friði,…