With this year’s Council of Fisheries Ministers taking place this week in Brussels to allocate TACs and quotas for 2020, Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) Seán O’Donoghue has voiced his concern…
Hans Erik Timmermann and his son Christian had been talking about a new boat for the last eighteen years, and it has finally become a reality. Their old boat, the…
To better understand the cultures of the foreign crews working on Taiwanese fishing vessels, help them accommodate to the life abroad and enhance their understanding on crew’s welfare and rights,…
Tersan Shipyard has launched LNG-powered live fish carrier Bjørg Pauline, which is under construction for Norwegian company Nordlaks. At 84 metres overall and with a 19 metre beam, the new…
The general election outcome in the UK practically ensures that Brexit taking place is beyond doubt, with the UK set to leave the European Union on 31st January next year.…
‘We’ve gone back north to the Hali grounds. The weather forced us off the Westfjords fishing grounds. So the decision was to head for Reykjavík for a half-landing, then wait…
The fourth Women in the Seafood Industry video competition organised by WSI is open for entries between now and the 2nd July next year. ‘This gives entrants six months to…
In a first formal meeting with the European fishing industry, represented by Europêche, new Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius acknowledged the significant efforts made in the North…
Thai Union Group has announced that it has made a strategic investment in Ægir Seafood Company, one of the leading Icelandic producers of cod liver. The investment in Ægir will…
Fishing vessel owners can claim back £200 per item towards the cost of buying PFDs/PLBs for crews as Seafish announces the launch of a new funding scheme which aims to…