European Fisheries Alliance Chairman Gerard van Balsfoort met EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier and his team. They spoke about the ongoing negotiations on the future relationship with the United Kingdom,…
The first of a series of trawlers being built for Norebo at the Severnaya (Northern) shipyard in St Petersburg is being fitted with a package of 43 winches and an…
Brim’s factory trawler Vigri is now fishing off the Westfjords after landing in Reykjavík on Sunday and Monday this week. According to skipper Eythór Atli Scott, the trip just finished…
Current negative COVID-19 developments and government measures both in the Netherlands and other countries have convinced the board of Stichting Visserijdagen Urk, the organiser of Holland Fisheries Event, to cancel…
According to a study by Deloitte, carried out on behalf of a Spanish tuna industry group, the major corporate suppliers of Western Pacific canned tuna for European supermarkets are lax…
The UK’s newest PO, the Western Fish Producers’ Organisation (WFPO) which was established earlier this year, has appointed a manager ahead of becoming operational from 1st January next year. The…
Japanese longline bluefin tuna operator Usufuku Honten has formally become the first in the world to achieve certification to the Marine Stewardship Council’s global standard for sustainable fishing, and is…
The new French pelagic trawler Scombrus CC-919999, built for France Pélagique (part of Cornelis Vrolijk), is now in its first trip, having sailed from IJmuiden at the beginning of August.…
In light of International Youth Day, the latest Fathom Podcast revisits the CFPO’s development of the first ever Commercial Fishing Apprenticeship Standard together with members of its Youth Board, and…
The organisers of the annual Seafood Expo Asia, produced by Diversified Communications, have announced that it has become necessary to cancel the November 2020 event due to ongoing health and…