The MSC has stated that it will not be reinstating certificates for North East Atlantic mackerel, even though the the latest scientific advice indicates a healthy stock. According to the…
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has concluded an agreement with Russian fishing company Luntos Co. Ltd for a VARD 8 02 design trawler to be built at Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam.…
The biggest seafood exhibition in the business, the annual Seafood Expo Global which has been held in Brussels for as long as most of us in the fishing business remember,…
As Norwegian fishing company HP Holmeset prepares to take delivery of its new Skipsteknisk-designed Geir from Vaagland Båtbyggeri at the end of this year, the current Geir II has been…
The Parkol Marine Engineering yard in Whitby has seen the christening of new Fraserburgh twin-rigger Virtuous, built for Alexander West of Virtuous LLP plus Westward Fishing Ltd. The 24 metre…
Members of the South African fishing industry turned out in force to honour fisheries scientist Emeritus Professor Doug Butterworth, who was presented with an award by the Ambassador of Japan…
French small-scale fishermen are adamant that winter overfishing of bass is going to lead again to a shortfall in quota for the coastal fleet that relies on the pre-Christmas market…
Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation chief executive Seán O’Donoghue warns that a failure to achieve an orderly Brexit will precipitate ‘chaos and conflict at sea’ with port blockades across Europe being a…
The second in a series of four factory trawlers for Murmansk company Murmanseld 2 has been launched at the Pella Shipyard in St Petersburg. The new Kastor was christened by…
The Mackerel Industry Northern Sustainability Alliance (MINSA) members have issued a fact sheet and opinion on the events leading up to the suspension of MSC certification for mackerel, stating that…