Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has welcomed the State Aid approval to facilitate the implementation of the voluntary decommissioning scheme for the whitefish fishing fleet…
The purse seine fishery for skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna in Nauru waters has been awarded MSC certification following an certification process that began in March 2021 and a decision…
The UK Seafood Fund has pledged support for initiatives to minimise the impact of lost fishing gears and to develop trawl gears to reduce by-catch levels. The Fisheries Industry Science…
France’s Secretary of State for the Sea Hervé Berville has announced the extension of the fuel aid mechanism for the fishing industry. This was originally implemented in March, compensating fishermen…
The owner of Western Marine Electronics (WESMAR), Arcturus Marine Systems (ABT-TRAC), and SmartCatch has announced the formation of a new marine technology company, INOV8V Marine Group, encompassing all three legacy…
The long-overdue demolition of the old ice building that dominated Lorient’s harbour area has opened up new opportunities for the Brittany port, one of the largest landing ports in France…
Authorities in Peru have confirmed that the first 2022 anchoveta season came to an end last week, with 2.34 million tonnes of anchoveta having been landed. The season opened on…
France’s National Fisheries Committee (CNPMEM) has come to the end of the electoral process to appoint a new President, with Olivier le Nézet emerging as the winning candidate at the…
With one of the most important holidays on the Icelandic calendar about to begin – the first weekend in August has long been a special one, with a national holiday…
Shrimp trawler Nataarnaq, operated by Royal Greenland and Ice Trawl Greenland, this week docked this week after a month-long trip with almost a thousand tonnes in its fishroom. The catch…