Icelandic operators choose SeaQuest deck hardware
Brian Leslie of Killybegs company SeaQuest Systems was at the IceFish exhibition this week to meet the company’s Icelandic agent Aflhlutir, and the owners of two new pelagic vessels that…
Brian Leslie of Killybegs company SeaQuest Systems was at the IceFish exhibition this week to meet the company’s Icelandic agent Aflhlutir, and the owners of two new pelagic vessels that…
Hafnarfjörður boatbuilder Trefjar has delivered a new Cleopatra 31 to skipper/owner Alexander John Polson, and the new Research GK-162 has already started fishing from Grindavík in the south of Iceland.…
Speaking at a stakeholder event organised by the European Commission, Europêche president Javier Garat told delegates that fishing must regain its place as an essential and respected activity. ‘Our fishermen…
This year’s scallop season ended on 15th May and figure for the seven-and-a-half-month fishery indicate that 30,000 tonnes of scallops were landed, with an average price of €2.90 per kilo,…
The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) will support three new innovation projects that aim to deliver economic impact and reduce the environmental footprint of aquaculture, following its latest call for…
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…