Scotland is the latest of 26 countries that have so far signed up to Norway’s initiative to fight organised crime in the fishing sector, as Scottish Fisheries Minister Fergus Ewing…
ICES has advised that the Barents Sea shrimp fishery should not exceed 150,000 tonnes in 2020, more than double this year’s figure. ‘For 2019, the advice was 70,000 tonnes, so…
A new report on the future of Iceland’s blue economy, published by the Iceland Ocean Cluster, suggests that traditional fisheries, which currently dominate the blue economy in Iceland, may represent…
Longliner Páll Jónsson GK-7, the first new vessel of its size to be delivered to operating company Vísir in its 50-year history, has been christened and handed over by the…
An independent assessment of the Leigh Port Partnership cockle fishery has found it meets the Marine Stewardship Council’s internationally recognised standard for sustainable fishing. The fishery can sell cockles marked with…
Work is in progress to lift Russian trawler Bukhta Nadzdnik which caught fire and sank at the quayside in Tromsø in September. The Norwegian Coastal Administration had instructed the trawler’s…
A community of around 800 fishermen, fish processors and fishmongers in Kouléwondy district of the Guinean capital of Conakry have been holding out against attempts to displace them from the…
‘We are delighted with the positive news of the increase of the plaice and sole stock due to strong year classes, and the recent investments in new building vessels,’ said…
Fully-integrated Moroccan seafood company King Pelagique has renewed certification for sustainable seafood, fish products, and fish oils. Certification body Friend of the Sea has recertified Morocco’s King Pelagique Group in…
Two new trawlers designed by Coprexma were this week delivered to Erquy fishing vessel operator Armement Porcher. Built at Socarenam in Boulogne, Sapa and Harfang are the latest deliveries in…