Norway sets provisional 130,000-tonne mackerel quota for 2025
‘Pending clarification of the distribution issue for mackerel, we have set an interim quota at the start of the year, to ensure that the part of the fleet that starts…
Fixing the scientific shortfall lifts monk quota
A substantial increase in the monkfish quota for 2025 demonstrates clearly the value of improved scientific efforts in assessing marine stocks, as monkfish is no longer a data deficient species.…
Smaller quotas as Faroes and Norway reach agreement on 2025 access
Reciprocal fishing access arrangements between the Faroe Islands and Norway have been completed, with reductions in fishing opportunities on both sides. Lower groundfish quotas in the Barents Sea mean that…
Veteran factory trawler under Portuguese flag
Built more than thirty years ago for Icelandic fishing company Samherji, the former Baldvin Thorsteinsson has now been flagged to Portugal after a chequered career under a variety of flags…
Engine power showcase at Skipper Expo
With more than a hundred companies already confirmed over three months to go, the countdown is on for the upcoming Irish Skipper Expo with a broad array of companies covering…
Spanish police crack eel smuggling ring
Police in Spain have broken a smuggling ring that operated through the catering trade and Spanish-operated businesses in Central America to trade in precooked elver. Ten individuals are under investigation,…
Sister ships deliver full tanks of blue whiting
More than 6000 tonnes of blue whiting are being discharged to Síldarvinnslan’s factory in Neskaupstaður as sister vessels docked at the same time with capacity payloads. Samherji’s Vilhelm Thorsteinsson and Síldarvinnslan’s…
Taking automation to the next level
Westman Islands company Ísfélagið is taking the next step towards efficiency and profitability at its whitefish processing facility with an investment in Marel’s RoboBatcher Box to boost packing capacity and…
Joint operation nets tonne of sea cucumber
A combined operation by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) working in partnership with Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Australian Army, and with the support of Northern Territory Parks…
New selectivity requirements for Baltic trawl gears
Legislation is going through designed to reduce by-catches of cod in Baltic flatfish fisheries. Fishermen have until April next year to adapt to the new standard and will have access…