Iceland’s new fisheries bill in preparation
A new bill relating to fisheries legislation is at the consultation stage in Iceland, and there are proposals in there that are likely to attract some fierce opposition from some…
A new bill relating to fisheries legislation is at the consultation stage in Iceland, and there are proposals in there that are likely to attract some fierce opposition from some…
THB Verhoef has partnered with Daspos A/S. in its mission to prevent engine room fires before they occur and bring ships and people back to port safely. THB Verhoef has…
The Faroe Islands and Greenland have concluded negotiations held at the Greenlandic embassy in Copenhagen to agree reciprocal fisheries opportunities for 2024. The Faroes fleet’s quotas in Greenland’s waters remain…
Exail has signed a supply agreement with Norwegian company Waive to supply sonars for biomass control. This agreement includes immediate provision of two SeapiX sonar systems. ‘We are delighted to…
Norwegian wellboat operator North Salmon Service has chosen HAV Design as cooperation partner to develop an ammonia-fuelled wellboat. Financial support from Enova to conduct a six-month preliminary project to develop…
The mackerel season for the Scottish fleet started at the beginning of October and ran through to mid-November, with fishing taking place in the North Sea and east of Shetland. The…
A trial to research the economic opportunities and environmental impacts of electrofishing for razor clams has been extended for a further twelve months. The extension aims to strengthen the evidence-base…
The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation, Ireland’s largest FPO, has announced that Bord Iascaigh Mhara Director of Economic and Strategic Services, Dominic Rihan has been appointed as taking over as its new…
The 2024 Scottish Skipper expo in Aberdeen is set to be the biggest yet, and the organisers report that the event is bringing in more vessels to be displayed then…
The World Trade Organisation has been receiving donations from a number of directions for its Fisheries Funding Mechanism to assist developing members and least-developed members in implementing the Agreement on…