Urk company Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology has agreed a contract to refit a local twin-rigger/seine netter this winter. Stella Polaris UK-22 will be stripped down at the end of this year…
The European Commission has adopted its first ever proposal on fishing opportunities covering both the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. In the Mediterranean Sea, the proposal implements the multiannual management…
ICES recommendations on the Barents Sea capelin fishery were announced last week, stating that the stock is below the level needed to justify allowing a 2020 winter fishery to take…
Favourable early weather conditions and strong catch rates have Australian Southern Rock Lobster fishermen optimistic about the season ahead. The first live shipments of the South Australian season were airfreighted…
The new Spes Nova UK-205 completed its first sea trials last week at the Maaskant yard in Stellendam, ahead of delivery to Urk fishing company Ekofish later this month. Both…
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has sided with two previous rulings by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), finding all claims of two patents from Aker…
There has been a lukewarm response to the €14million fisheries aid package to be distributed in the event of a No-deal’ Brexit from Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation CEO Seán O’Donoghue, who…
The first of seven new fishing vessels being built for Spanish fishing group Nueva Pescanova has sailed from Redondela in Galicia for Lüderitz in Namibia. The company is building new…
A new version of the 88.40 metre Bacalao trawl that incorporates some key innovations has been performing well. Among those who have long experience of the Bacalao trawl are the…
Norwegian seafood exports this year have already totalled 1.80 million tonnes, valued at NoK76.20 million and while this is a 7% drop in volume, the value of exported seafood is…