Father and son land catches on the same day
One of the top Samherji skippers, Birkir Hreinsson brought pelagic vessel Vilhelm Thorsteinsson EA-11 in to land 1700 tonnes of mackerel in Neskaupstaður last week – and had the added…
One of the top Samherji skippers, Birkir Hreinsson brought pelagic vessel Vilhelm Thorsteinsson EA-11 in to land 1700 tonnes of mackerel in Neskaupstaður last week – and had the added…
The Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) Ministerial Meeting has appointed Noan Pakop as the incoming Director General for the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Secretariat. The endorsement for the new…
The second in a series of small-scale seine netters has been delivered to the Lenin Fishing Collective Farm in Kamchatka. This follows the delivery of the lead vessel in the…
The OPAGAC grouping of tuna vessel operators is aiming to be using 40% biodegradeable materials in its FADs by the end of this year. OPAGAC has been putting a great…
Plymouth’s fish auction shut its doors in May this year, but a feasibility and business planning exercise to explore options for bringing it back. Plymouth City Council, Sutton Harbour Company…
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of New Caledonia, setting the stage for stronger collaboration in fisheries with the French…
A number of offers have been made for the assets of Icelandic tech company Skaginn 3X, which recently filed for bankruptcy, only a few years after its acquisition by Baader. According…
Cabo Verde and the European Union have signed a new protocol for the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) that provides EU vessels five years of access to the…
Everything is now in place for a new fish processing venture to open its doors in Newhaven. Lewes District Council allocated just over £1m to the project from a £12.68m…
Vinnslustöðin’s pelagic vessel Gullberg is back at sea after a refit completed at the Slippurinn shipyard in Akureyri, with a young skipper in charge. After leaving the yard, Gullberg made…