Norwegian krill processor Rimfrost has awarded a contract to Westcon to build a new krill fishing vessel in a contract worth more than NoK 1 billion. Companies in the Sunnmøre…
Danish fishing company Gitte Henning is leading the way in bringing fishing into a new, green age by contracting to build an environmentally-friendly new pelagic fishing vessel at the Zamakona…
The Lovie family who fish from Kinlochbervie in Scotland with their two demersal trawlers Endeavour IV and Venture II have been achieving good results with their new Osprey trawl doors…
Recognising that the recovery of the bigeye tuna stock requires balanced efforts and sacrifices by vessels using all fishing gears, the European purse seiners are fully assuming their share of…
The Nodosa yard at Marín on Spain has delivered Neeltje PD-141, the third of a a series of five seine netter/twin-rig trawlers for the Urk-based Osprey Fish Group. Built to…
The position taken by Iceland at the recent NEAFC meeting held in London was to suspend fishing for redfish in the Irminger SEA south-west of Iceland. According to the Icelandic…
The first of a series of coastal trawlers for Russia’s northern waters has been launched at the Vympel Shipyard in Rybinsk. This first 36 metre trawler in the T30V series…
The South African hake fishery was one of the first fisheries in the world to be certified as sustainable and well-managed by the Marine Stewardship Council, and it remains the…
Trondheim-based Norcod is making plans for farming cod on an industrial scale, anticipating a robust global demand for seafood. The company sees a generally favourable environment ahead, with projected strong…
The latest in the series of trawlers built for Icelandic companies has been delivered to its owners by the Vard shipyard at Aukra in Norway. Harðbakur EA-3 has been built…