Faroe Islands and UK strike fisheries agreement
Incoming Faroese minister of fisheries Árni Skaale, who took over the post last month from Jacob Vestergaard, has welcomed the agreement reached with the UK on fishing opportunities in each…
Incoming Faroese minister of fisheries Árni Skaale, who took over the post last month from Jacob Vestergaard, has welcomed the agreement reached with the UK on fishing opportunities in each…
A new UK Women in Fisheries network aims to make connections across the board – and get the whole sector communicating more, and in a different way. ‘Women’s contribution to…
The NFFO has slammed the Marine Management Organisation, accusing it of chickening out, after already having effectively won its legal case against Greenpeace for dumping boulders on fishing grounds. ‘The…
There’s plenty of activity at Hampiðjan’s Neskaupstaður net loft at the moment, and according to manager Jón Einar Marteinsson, it’s a long time since there has been quite so much…
The Maaskant Shipyard in Stellendam has delivered a second new beamer to Belgium, as Avanti Z-26 was christened at the end of January and has begun fishing for owner Steve…
Market squid have multiplied off the US west coast over the last two decades, especially from San Francisco north into Oregon and Washington in conjunction with warmer ocean waters in…
A pilot project under Norway’s Green Ship Programme could result in fishing company Lerøy Havfisk building the first fishing vessel using ammonia as its fuel – and while there are…
The Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) and the Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association (SWFPA) are to fund additional surveys of North Sea stocks as anger grows over the failure to tackle…
English fishing company Waterdance has been impressed enough with the performance of a pair of Sumwings that replaced beam trawler Margaret of Ladram’s regular gear that the intention is to…
As the Icelandic fleet experiences its first big capelin season for many years, there has been one record landing after another, although there are only a handful of pelagic vessels…