Issues close to home, a fudged report and a policy designed to deter outsiders are the highlights of a complex situation in which the Norwegian authorities appear to be pursuing…
Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar has delivered a new Cleopatra 36 rigged for year-round longlining to owners in the north of Norway. Ásta B is an 11-metre Cleopatra 36, delivered to Tromsø…
The Pella Shipyard has launched the latest in a series of new trawlers for Murmansk fishing company Fest. Lev is the second of the series for Fest and the fourth…
The EU, the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed a €40 million, five-year programme (FISH4ACP) to…
The Nueva Pescanova Group has been recognised as the world's top fishing company for its commitment to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ranks fifth in the overall…
The EU and the Seychelles have concluded negotiations for a new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) and a new protocol that will strengthen their co-operation in fisheries for the next…
The hull of Waterdance’s new beamer Georgina of Ladram BM-100 is in the final stages of construction at the Ibis yard, and will soon be ready to be towed to…
Safe, legal and sustainable sums up the message unanimously from governments during the Ministerial Conference on Fishing Vessel Safety and IUU Fishing, organised by the IMO and the Government of…
Norway, Russia, the EU, the Faroe Islands and Iceland have agreed on 2020 TACs for Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting – but have yet to reach agreement on how quota…
The first South Korean-owned fishery has achieved certification to the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) international standard for sustainable fishing as Dongwon’s tropical Pacific yellowfin and skipjack free school purse seine…