Icelandic company Síldarvinnslan has taken delivery of the first blue whiting of the year caught deep west of Ireland. The first to arrive was Bjarni Ólafsson with 1700 tonnes on…
After raising their concerns last week over the UK government’s policies on immigration and the implications for the seafood industry, Jimmy Buchan of the Scottish Seafood Association has been assured…
Shetland Fishermen’s Association has urged the UK’s negotiators to stand firm as talks over the future relationship between the UK and EU began. ‘Our European colleagues do not appear to…
Fishing gear recycler Plastix has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications for its recycling processes for used fishing nets and ropes from the maritime industry, and other post-used…
Around 1500 tonnes of pearlside and krill were caught during experimental fishing along the west side of the Norwegian Trench last year. Liegruppen’s Ligrunn was one of four vessels that…
A new collaboration between the offshore wind industry and the nature-inclusive seaweed sector could be a stepping stone towards making multi-use sea farms a reality. Windfarm operator Ørsted and Stichting…
The Danish Fishermen’s Association has welcomed the good news for Danish Baltic cod and herring fishermen that Fisheries Minister Mogens Jensen is opening a compensation scheme for fishermen affected by…
Around 11,000 tonnes of end-of-life fishing gear is estimated to end up into European waters every year, a workshop held in Brussels and organised by MRAG in collaboration with CEFAS and OSPAR…
The General Fisheries Council of the Mediterranean (GFCM) is launching a university devoted to small-scale fisheries. The SSF University will offer workshops and training courses to small-scale fishing people and…
After 33 years with Norwegian fishing vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt, Paul-Gustav Remøy has retired. A great deal has changed since he joined the organisation in the summer of 1987, when…