The Slippurinn yard in Iceland’s northern port of Akureyri gets busy in the spring, as the downtime that traditionally occurs for the pelagic fleet between the end of the capelin…
The Scottish fishing industry’s two largest fishing associations have strongly criticised ICES advice for cuts of 10.3% to North Sea cod and 20% to west cast saithe TACs for 2022.…
An agreement designed to prevent unregulated high seas fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean has come into force. Parties to the agreement are Canada, the People’s Republic of China, Denmark…
Fishing company Brim has pledged to support Icelandic literature for the coming four years with funding for the Icelandic Literary Society. Brim managing director Guðmundur Kristjánsson commented that it is…
Swedish fishing company Gifico has placed an order for a new 63.80 metre, 13.50 metre breadth pelagic vessel to be built at the Karstensen yard on Skagen, continuing a 45-year…
Surveyors from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency are to carry out unannounced inspections of fishing vessels around the UK. According to an MCA representative, these inspections are being carried out…
As of 1st August, Per Holm Nørgaard will be the head of the Port of Hirtshals, coming from a 22-year career at Blue Water Shipping in a number of management…
An investigation is already in progress by the Brest maritime authorities into actions carried out during a protest by fishermen on the Saint-Brieuc windfarm site. As the fishing vessels involved…
Morten Broberg has been appointed the new CEO of TripleNine Thyborøn A/S, his appointment taking effect on the 1st of June. He has been in the company since August 2019 in…
European fishing industry body Europêche states that the Norwegian government has cynically manipulated the aftermath of Brexit to make a grab for fishing quotas that have long been held by…
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