Pelagic fleet prepares for blue whiting
With the first big capelin season for years behind them, the Icelandic pelagic fleet is no gearing up for the blue whiting fishery, and the first pelagic vessels have already…
With the first big capelin season for years behind them, the Icelandic pelagic fleet is no gearing up for the blue whiting fishery, and the first pelagic vessels have already…
Scientists have published a series of recommendations to enable communities and managers to minimise the impact of lionfish in the Mediterranean Sea. This invasive species was first noticed off the…
Canada and France have reached an agreement regarding 3Ps cod for the 2022-23 fishing season. Both countries intend to roll over the current 1346-tonne TAC. Canada and France (in respect…
Norwegian vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt is urging the Norwegian authorities to re-negotiate the bilateral protocol between Norway and Iceland, part of the 1999 agreement between Norway, Russia and Iceland on…
Europêche has appointed Anne-France Mattlet as director of its newly established Tuna Group, set up to boost the organisation’s support for sustainable tuna fishing and to promote the voice of…
Westman Islands fishing and processing company Vinnslustöðin (VSV) is making ambitious plans for a new vessel to replace some of its older tonnage, and for new processing capacity ashore to…
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has slammed the Marine Conservation Society’s latest Good Fish Guide and what is seen as the organisation’s clear prejudice against mobile gears of every kind. ‘The…
Brim’s fresher trawler Viðey has been on the Eldeyjarboði grounds for the last few days among a fleet of trawlers making the most of the late winter season. Everyone fishing…
Cooke Uruguay has achieved Friend of the Sea certification for the sustainable operations of its deep-sea crab fishery following assessment by external accredited auditing bodies. Cooke Uruguay also represents one of the…
Spanish technology company Satlink is the only foreign entity that has been certified and authorised by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to supply Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) to the UK…