A relaxation in Norwegian regulations allowing a wider choice of fishing methods made it possible for the owners of new longliner Atlantic to include capacity for seine netting in the…
St Petersburg shipyard Severnaya Verf (Northern Shipyard) has started cutting steel for the fifth in the series of new trawlers being built for Norebo Group. This trawler is expected to…
The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) has expressed its bemusement at the UK Fisheries Bill published today. This proposes denying Irish fishermen automatic access to UK waters, and would have catastrophic…
A new UK fishing safety campaign from the Fishing Industry Safety Group (FISG), aims to feature footage from commercial fishermen from across the UK in a bid to improve safety…
A fleet of forty Danish fishing vessels is heading to Aalborg in northern Jutland to hold a protest on 31st January – in particular protesting against the decision by fisheries…
The UK is introducing into Parliament today legislation designed to create powers for the UK to operate as an independent coastal state and manage its fish stocks sustainably outside the…
The skipper of a Scottish fishing vessel has been found guilty at Peterhead Sheriff’s Court of assault and racially-aggravated harassment of five non-EEA crew members over a period of six…
‘We can’t complain over the fishing, when the weather has allowed us to work. The problem is there’s non-stop terrible weather. The most experienced guys on board don’t remember anything…
Norway has a new government in place after the populist Progress Party withdrew from Erna Solberg’s administration, leaving several vacancies in cabinet, including at the ministries of Industry and Fisheries…
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) is stepping up monitoring of the fishing industry and compliance with the ILO 188 Work in Fishing convention, planning to make full use of…