The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has slammed the Marine Conservation Society’s latest Good Fish Guide and what is seen as the organisation’s clear prejudice against mobile gears of every kind. ‘The…
Brim’s fresher trawler Viðey has been on the Eldeyjarboði grounds for the last few days among a fleet of trawlers making the most of the late winter season. Everyone fishing…
Cooke Uruguay has achieved Friend of the Sea certification for the sustainable operations of its deep-sea crab fishery following assessment by external accredited auditing bodies. Cooke Uruguay also represents one of the…
Spanish technology company Satlink is the only foreign entity that has been certified and authorised by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to supply Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) to the UK…
Síldarvinnlan’s freezer trawler Blængur is alongside after completing a record 40-day trip to the Barents Sea, docked in Neskaupstaður where the catch valued at ISK635 million in being discharged –…
The Redmar II project in Spain aims to address the gender gap in fisheries and the prevailing gender stereotypes that still prevent women from working on board vessels, even when…
Sustainable fish farm company Kames, operating in the lochs and estuaries round the Western Isles, has taken delivery of a new Landing Utility Vessel (LUV) from Damen to handle waterborne…
A ‘governance vacuum’ over the high seas means wealthy countries benefit from the ocean at the expense of developing countries, according to a leading aquatic food systems scientist. The livelihoods…
In a letter to Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Henk Staghouwer, Dutch associations VisNed, de Nederlandse Vissersbond and PO Delta South have requested support measures for the fleet. They…
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has signed a contract worth over NoK500 million to build an 84 metre LOA, 16.60 metre beam freezer trawler for Deutsche Fischfang-Union. The Vard 8 03 vessel’s…
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