Hope remains for capelin fishery
By the end of February, Iceland’s winter season capelin fishery would normally be underway, but this year repeated acoustic surveys have so far not indicated a strong enough presence of…
By the end of February, Iceland’s winter season capelin fishery would normally be underway, but this year repeated acoustic surveys have so far not indicated a strong enough presence of…
The European Commission has launched a call for proposals to develop a demonstrator marine fishing vessel equipped with alternative propulsion technologies and innovative energy solutions as it pledges €2,2 million…
A routine inspection of commercial seafood processing plants by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) fishery officers a year ago has resulted in a fine of $40,000. Tenshi Seafood Limited was…
Fishermen mainly in the south-west of the UK who have been hard hit by the restrictions on fishing for pollack will be in line for support, according to a government…
Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Diane Lebouthillier last month announced a long-awaited decision on the reopening of the commercial redfish fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, known as…
With fishermen heading back to sea after the month-long closure of fishing grounds in the Bay of Biscay to most fishing methods, France’s National Fisheries Committee (CNPMEM) wants clarity on…
The mackerel fishery for the Scottish fleet got off to a good start this year, with reports of plenty shoals of good-sized fish. Fishing mainly to the north-west of Orkney,…
The Spanish fisheries sector, bodies representing the aquaculture and trade segments as well as the catching sector, have requested a meeting with Minister Luis Planas so they can make clear…
Icelandic processing systems specialist Vélfag has delivered a complete processing line to the Castletownbere Fishermen's Co-op. The installation includes an M521 heading machine, an computer-controlled M705 filleting machine, and an…
The latest addition to the portfolio of MSC blue ticks held by the fleet represented by OPAGAC is MSC certification for the Eastern Pacific skipjack tuna fishery. This means that…