Trawling with light pioneers recognised
Icelandic development company Optitog, which has been developing and trialling a system of fishing with light to herd shrimp into trawl gear, has been recognised with an award from the…
Icelandic development company Optitog, which has been developing and trialling a system of fishing with light to herd shrimp into trawl gear, has been recognised with an award from the…
Icelandic fishing company Loðnuvinnslan (LVF) has acquired Danish pelagic vessel Asbjørn HG-265. Asbjørn replaces the company’s current Hoffell, which has already been sold, in deals brokered by Alasund Shipbrokers. Both…
Iceland’s Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, has appointed an extensive set of working groups to analyse and report on the challenges facing fisheries, and the opportunities, as…
Commercial fishermen in Australia are being invited to tap into their creative side and jump on board with a new video competition offering a $5000 top cash prize. ‘The Fishers…
A new 150,000 square metre port area with a 200 metre quayside is under construction at the Danish port of Thyborøn and is due to be ready for use later…
The fishery for Ivasi sardine in Russia’s Far East has started earlier than usual this year, and by the beginning of June the fleet had already landed 13,000 tonnes. Last…
Curio and Marel have opened demonstration and learning facilities in Peterhead. This is their first fish demo and learning facility in the UK, reflecting the commitment of these two Icelandic…
There hardly seems to be a month when exports of seafood from Norway don’t break a new record, and May this year was no exception, with the value of seafood…
A 70-metre former pelagic vessel has been refitted to carry live cod as part of Royal Greenland’s Nutaaq programme of collecting live fish held in cages from coastal fishermen and…
Anyone would imagine that the findings of the EU Commission’s review of fisheries and fisheries management would be something to celebrate, as the Commission itself reports in understated style that…