Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Börkur has made the first mackerel landing of the year in Iceland, with 320 tonnes discharged in Neskaupstaður. According to skipper Hjörvar Hjálmarsson, the season has got…
In the past few weeks there has been wide press coverage of Norway's unilateral decision to increase its mackerel quota in excess of the shares that were previously agreed in…
An ice-free chilling system for fresh fish, developed by Icelandic company Skaginn 3X and already is use on board a number of Icelandic trawlers, is now to be fitted to…
Seventy tonnes of fishing gear from Shetland’s pelagic fleet have been donated to the Oor Bairns Charitable Trust, which takes them apart for recycling and uses the proceeds to help…
The Forillon Shipyard has signed a contract with the community of Listuguj for the construction of a multi-species fishing vessel which will primarily fish for crab and groundfish. Following a…
Initial Seafish economic performance estimates for 2020 show a total operating profit of the UK fishing fleet having dropped by almost a fifth in 2020. Operating profit fell by 19%…
As factory trawler Georgiy Meshcheryakov, built for Russian Far East fishing company Okeabrybflot, has completed its sea trials, its sister vessel Vladimir Biryukov has been launched. These 108 LOA by…
Improvements to power supplies at Mallaig Harbour are expected to help to reduce its carbon footprint and bring benefits to the fishing fleet. Mallaig Harbour Authority received £207,410 for the…
ICES has recommended 20% reduction in Barents Sea cod catches next year and a 23% reduction in the volume of haddock caught, as well as a marginal reduction in the…
Fishermen from all around Ireland will converge on Dublin for a quayside event on 23rd June, followed by a protest and rally. A key grievance is that the absence of…