Climate alarms sounding
The director of the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research has delivered a stark message during a panel discussion this week – that climate change is occurring rapidly in the Arctic.…
The director of the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research has delivered a stark message during a panel discussion this week – that climate change is occurring rapidly in the Arctic.…
A familiar ship in a new guise has docked in Akureyri, as factory trawler Snæfell is back under the Icelandic flag. Having sailed as Akraberg and under the Faroese flag…
The innovative EcoFive factory trawler to be built at Westcon for fishing company Bluewild will be outfitted with a processing deck from Skaginn 3X. The concept behind the EcoFive trawler…
The mentoring programme set up by Seafood Scotland and VisitScotland’s to inspire and cultivate the growth of seafood tourism in Scotland has been shown to be a great success, with…
NOAA Fisheries is about to pursue public-private partnerships through CALM-CS to accelerate efforts toward ending forced labour and improving working conditions across the seafood sector. NOAA Fisheries has announced a…
‘I have to be frank. I’m nervous about the new quota year. There are large amounts of golden redfish, haddock and cod everywhere. Instead of increases, the quotas quotas are…
With both of the candidates to replace the current Prime Minister visiting Scotland today, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation chief executive Elspeth Macdonald has released an open letter to Rishi Sunak and…
Ten years ago the first fish farm to earn ASC certification was Regal Springs’ Lake Toba tilapia farm in Sumatra. In the decade since, more than 1700 aquaculture farms around…
With the long test phase over, Thyborøn Trawldoor reports that its fully controllable trawl doors are on the market. Tests were carried out on board Swedish pelagic vessel Themis over…
Fishing for mackerel has shifted from deep in international waters, closer to the Icelandic EEZ. According to Ólafur Gunnar Guðnason on board pelagic vessel Börkur, a few weeks ago they…