The Danish Fishermen’s Association has welcomed the good news for Danish Baltic cod and herring fishermen that Fisheries Minister Mogens Jensen is opening a compensation scheme for fishermen affected by…
Around 11,000 tonnes of end-of-life fishing gear is estimated to end up into European waters every year, a workshop held in Brussels and organised by MRAG in collaboration with CEFAS and OSPAR…
The General Fisheries Council of the Mediterranean (GFCM) is launching a university devoted to small-scale fisheries. The SSF University will offer workshops and training courses to small-scale fishing people and…
After 33 years with Norwegian fishing vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt, Paul-Gustav Remøy has retired. A great deal has changed since he joined the organisation in the summer of 1987, when…
Both of the trawlers operated by Westman Islands company Bergur-Huginn docked yesterday with full fishrooms, as Iceland’s south coast winter season looks to be getting underway. According to Vestmannaey’s skipper…
Catches by Russian the fishing fleet are up by almost 12% compared to the same period in 2019. According to figures from the Federal Fisheries Agency, catches declared by 19th…
The association representing fishmeal and fish oil producers around the North Atlantic has written to the Ministers of Fisheries of all north-east Atlantic nations, urging negotiators to reach agreements on…
The Scottish government has announced that electronic monitoring and tracking of vessels is part of a package of measures being taken to protect Scotland’s inshore fleet. The programme, which will…
New legislation opens the way to build new trawler, according to Faroese fishing company. Klaksvík fishing company JFK has placed an order for a new trawler. According to the company’s…
The North Atlantic Fisheries College Marine Centre has marked the long service of two staff who have worked there for a total of 45 years. Caroline Hepburn has worked at…