Seychelles launches first FiTI Report
The Seychelles has officially launched its first report to the Fisheries Transparency Initiative, making it the first country in the world to submit such a report. This is seen as…
The Seychelles has officially launched its first report to the Fisheries Transparency Initiative, making it the first country in the world to submit such a report. This is seen as…
The 2021 World Fisheries Congress to be held in South Australia will bring together the brightest minds in commercial fishing, with a focus on conservation and sustainability. Scheduled for September…
The Scottish Seafood Association has launched an angry attack on the UK and Scottish governments for letting the seafood processing sector down in its ‘hour of greatest need.’ SSA chief…
Pelagic vessels from Iceland have started fishing on blue whiting in the grey zone south of the Faroe Islands. Síldarvinnslan reports that its vessels Bjarni Ólafsson, Beitir and Börkur have…
In the first quarter of 2021 the Russian Fishery Company (RFC) produced 15% more sea-frozen pollock fillet and mince than in the same period in 2020. ‘The company moved towards…
An appeal by the Netherlands for the blanket ban on pulse fishing to be revised has been rejected by the Court of Justice of the European Union. ‘Unfortunately, the scientific…
The Delegation of the European Union to Mauritania has responded to a recent Greenpeace statement claiming ‘massive looting of Mauritanian fish stocks essential to food security’ by freezer trawler Margiris.…
With heavy fishing off the south of Iceland, Bergur-Huginn’s fresher trawlers have both made capacity landings twice in a row. Vestmannaey and Bergey docked in the Westman Islands with full…
Recently established Irish fishing industry group IFSA has hit back at Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD for describing the new organisation in reply to a…
One of the most advanced freezer trawlers of its kind has been delivered to Norwegian company Engenes Fiskeriselskap A/S, designed to operate in north Atlantic and Arctic waters. Designed by…