Russian fishing company Okeanrybflot has placed an order for a second Skipsteknisk-designed factory trawler, to be built to the same ST-191L design as a first vessel which is planned to…
Two years ago, a crab fishing vessel was delivered by Tersan Shipyards to Russian fishing company JSC Arcticservice, and this crabber has now been active in Russian waters for some…
The owner of a Monterey California fleet uses his Wesmar to fish for squid, sardines, anchovy, and mackerel. ‘We have a hundred times more efficiency using Wesmar sonar. Without it…
Lifesaving equipment specialist Survitec is encouraging owners of UK-registered commercial fishing vessels to take part in a scheme to improve safety and eliminate predictable fatalities across the fishing industry. Applications…
The decision by Ireland’s Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) to recently select Killybegs pelagic trawler Genesis to undergo a random but highly controversial type of ‘weighing at point of landing’…
Irish Skipper Expo 2020 has been rescheduled to take place on 4-5th September at the UL Sport Arena in Limerick, following its earlier postponement due to uncertainty over the escalation…
Netters Kap II and Brynjólfur, owned by Westman Islands company Vinnslustöðin, have been fishing well close to home this winter, with the bulk of catches going for saltfish production. Since…
Organisers of this year’s Seafood Expo Global and Seafood Processing Global in Brussels have announced that the event, the largest seafood industry exhibition of its kind, is postponed. According to…
In spite of wild weather and poor working conditions, Samherji’s four fresher trawlers have landed more fish for the first two months of 2020 than they did in the same…
Marco has supplied new equipment for fishing vessels in Taiwan and China as the company continues to expand into the Asian market. A Powerdavit SK-230 purse seine davit has been…