Fishermen heading for sea this weekend from Stöðvarfjörður in eastern Iceland were alarmed to see trawler Drangur ÁR-7 listing sharply. Rescue squads and emergency services were quickly called out, but…
Companies with Icelandic fishing industry federation Samtök fyrirtækja í sjávarútvegi (SFS), which represents fishing vessel operators and seafood producers, have set a series of social responsibility aims that align with…
The European Commission has proposed total allowable catches (TAC), based on scientific advice, for 2021 and 2022 to allow limited fisheries for three deep-sea stocks. These stocks are fished exclusively…
Designed to improve the quality of trawled fish, the new Swan Fast Flow codend has proved to be a major success for Swan Net Gundry. With highly positive feedback from customers…
Icelandic Seamen’s Union SSÍ has criticised the owners of freezer trawler Júlíus Geirmundsson ÍS-270 for their treatment of crewmen when it became apparent that there was an outbreak of Covid-19…
At this time of the year with the price of cod falling, increased landings of live cod mean better earnings for both fishermen and Royal Greenland. Demand for cod is…
Marport has appointed Francisco J. Barros as its new general manager of Marport Spain, based in Vigo. Francisco brings with him fifteen years of experience in the naval electronics sector…
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract to deliver a substantial winch package for Faroese fishing company JFK. The package includes four EasyDRIVE electric trawl winches with SmartPΩWER Permanent Magnet (PM)…
Looking to address the longstanding problem of flags of convenience in fisheries, representatives of DG Fish, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States have met to discuss…
Iceland’s Marine Research Institute has advised a zero capelin quota for the 2020-21 season. The advice is based on a research carried out by the Institute’s Árni Friðriksson and Norwegian…