The Commission has adopted a proposal offering support from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to fishermen affected by the closure of the Eastern Baltic cod fishery to permanently decommission…
The skipper of an Indonesian fishing vessel apprehended off the coast of Darwin, Northern Territory, was sentenced in Darwin Local Court for illegal fishing in Australian waters. Following a guilty…
Russian Fishery Company CEO Fedor Kirsanov has been replaced by Viktor Litvinenko, who until now has been in the role of the director of the company’s Vladivostok-based Far Eastern Division.…
Jan and Martin Søndergaard Larsen didn’t travel far for their new trawler Sonjan FN-338, which was delivered in October. They work from Strandby in northern Denmark, which is also home…
John West Foods Ltd. (John West) has announced that not guilty verdicts were declared on all counts of doing business directly connected to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing with…
The latest Damen Shipyards Group fishing vessel, built at Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam has been named at a ceremony organised by leading fishing company Van der Zwan. Spes Nova UK-205…
Pelagic processor Denholm Seafoods has placed an order with Skaginn 3X to supply a newly-designed multifunctional ValuePump in a deal that is the result of months of research and development…
Sem Solil subsidiary Navimon, New Caledonia’s main fishing company, has placed an order with Piriou for the last three new longliners in a series of eight for fishing in New…
With both mackerel and Atlanto-Scandian herring seasons over, Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Beitir is now on the lookout for Icelandic summer-spawning herring. This year Síldarvinnslan’s fleet has quotas for 4000 tonnes…
Additional funding of more than £1 million has been announced to support the Scottish fishing industry and help make it safer. The funds will aim to reduce the number of…