Bergur-Huginn’s fresher trawler Bergey docked in the Westman Islands yesterday with a full fishroom after a six-day trip, making it home this time on half-power. According to skipper Ragnar Waage…
Brim’s freezer trawler Vigri is fishing in the Víkuráll Gully area in some foul weather, according to skipper Árni Gunnólfsson, who said that conditions have been difficult every day since…
Following the public highlighting on 16th January by Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) of the case of exploited Indonesian crew of the Chinese-owned, Fijian-flagged He Shun 38 (No.00359), both crewmen are reported…
The second newbuild from the Skagen yard to have started life at Karstensen’s own subsidiary in Gdynia, the new Havskjer for Veibust Fiskeriselskap was delivered to the Skagen yard for…
A Scottish study comparing the carbon footprints of a variety of seafood products has concluded that mackerel and herring caught by the Scottish pelagic fleet are the idea food choice…
An engineering company at Saldanha Bay in South Africa that employed five people in 2007 has grown into a multifaceted organisation with 72 employees, thanks to its association with the…
The US fishing and seafood sector has generated more than $200 billion in annual sales and supported 1.7 million jobs in recent years, but experienced broad declines in 2020 as…
Temporary issues felt in the seafood supply chain are steadily improving, UK Government Minister for Scotland David Duguid reported, following a meeting he chaired this week with senior figures in…
The Spanish fleet operating in UK and Svalbard waters are starting the year with 3455 tonnes less in fishing opportunities that last year. Industry body Cepesca puts the reduction in…
Iceland’s Marine Research Institute has advised allocation of a 54,200 tonne capelin quota for the 2020-21 season in an update to its December advice. The current advice is based on…