The Altaire Fishing Company has ordered a new pelagic vessel to be built by Karstsensens Skibsværft, with the hull due to be delivered to the yard in Skagen on late…
With no agreement reached between the UK and EU, a temporary measure has been agreed for the North Sea and Skagerrak for the first quarter of 2021, with quotas for…
Pelagic vessel Tasiilaq has been acquired from Faroese owners, replacing an older, smaller vessel which had already been sold this summer. The former Christian í Grótinum (ex-Kvannøy) brings Pelagic Greenland,…
Following a research survey involving four commercial vessels, Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has advised allocating a 22,000 tonne capelin quota for this winter’s season. Icelandic pelagic vessels Kap,…
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessels Börkur and Beitir have finished their last blue whiting trips of the year – and skippers and crews are hoping for positive news of a capelin season…
Sinn Féin spokesperson on fisheries Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has raised the need for specific income and social protection supports to be examined for Ireland’s fishing community by the Department of…
The latest newbuild from Macduff Shipyards is the 24.50 metre, 7.60 metre breadth Jacqueline Anne FR-243, delivered to the Adam Tait and his sons Adam and Jonathan, who went ahead…
For the first time, Norwegian sales organisation Sildelaget has punched through NoK10 billion to set a new sales record for pelagic fish. ‘Due to the fantastic efforts of pelagic fishermen…
The first of a new series of factory vessels for the Russian Fishery Company has been handed over by its Turkish builder. A further ten vessels in the series are…
As Ministers prepare for next week’s December Council to decide next year’s TACs and quotas, European POs are calling on ministers to take a balanced standpoint, taking into account the…