Versatile Excluder separates pelagic catches
Danish fishing gear company Cosmos Trawl has designed and developed a new selectivity device that looks very promising. Ten of these Excluders have been supplied to Danish, Norwegian and Swedish…
Danish fishing gear company Cosmos Trawl has designed and developed a new selectivity device that looks very promising. Ten of these Excluders have been supplied to Danish, Norwegian and Swedish…
Philippines fishing company RD Fishing Group has achieved Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS) certification for its fleet of twelve tuna purse seiners, while the tuna processing plant operated by Philbest Canning Co. has…
The first of a pair of new factory trawlers for Russian Far East fishing company Okeanrybflot is on its way home from its Turkish builder. The 108.20 metre LOA, 20…
The volume of octopus landed at the south Brittany port of Lorient have exploded this year. It’s a very welcome bonus for some fishermen, but also presents questions of what…
Westman Islands fishing and processing company Vinnslustöðin (VSV) is acquiring a majority shareholding in Hafnarfjörður-based processing company Hólmasker ehf, subject to approval by Iceland’s monopolies authority. Currently owned by Albert…
A new Cleopatra 36 has been delivered to Trondheim skipper/owner Tommy Albertsen. The 10.99 metre, 11gt Skipson is rigged for netting and the deck hardware is being fitted on arrival…
The pair team of Rókur and Lerkur, owned by Faroese company Faroe Origin, have been sold to French owners in a deal reached through Atlantic Shipping. The pair are now…
The last few weeks have been busy ones for Egersund Ísland, based in the Icelandic east coast port of Eskifjörður, as the anticipation for the coming capelin season grows. In…
The first African retailer to put its weight behind the pressure applied by the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group’s (NAPA) for sustainability in the North-East Atlantic’s pelagic fisheries follows a…
Mara Media has announced that Irish Skipper Expo 2022 (25–26th March) and Scottish Skipper Expo 2022 (13–14th May) will both go ahead as planned, offering exhibitors and visitors a fresh…