In 2021 the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) deployment of chartered vessels supporting targeted operations to combat IUU fishing also resulted in successfully removing 4500kg of marine debris. Working closely…
Only a couple of weeks after one record had been set for the largest capelin landing to date, Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Börkur has broken its own record with a landing…
Nobody left the ship when Útgerðarfélag Akureyringa fresher trawler Kaldbakur EA-1 landed its catch in Akureyri earlier this week. The discharging gang was at work at six in the morning,…
The second in a series of three trawlers for Norwegian fishing company Nergård has been delivered as Breidtind was delivered to its owners yesterday. The 80.40 metre LOA, 16.70 metre…
Construction has begun on a new 90.65 metre, 18 metre breadth factory trawler for owners in Magadan in the Russian Far East. The Pacific Fishery Company opted for a combination…
The founder and CEO of Esbjerg-based fishing gear supplier Ocean Marine & Fishing Gear A/S, Henrik Frøslev has passed away at the age of 58, following a battle with cancer.…
The first signs of sprats appearing in Icelandic waters were in 2017 when one fish was caught during a research survey. More were caught in subsequent surveys, and it has…
In an emoji-studded announcement on social media, Danish pelagic kingpin Henning Kjeldsen has announced that he’s had enough of the political pressure that he and his family have had to…
Lorient has secured its place as France’s top auction in value terms for 2021, with a turnover of €71.80 million, ahead of Le Guilvinec with a €62.9 million turnover and…
The management of the North-East Atlantic’s three main pelagic stocks has again been highlighted as the the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has sent an open letter to politicians…
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