A new set of rules to further protect seabirds will apply to trawlers in Australia’s Commonwealth Trawl Sector (CTS) from 1st July 2019. Wez Norris, CEO of the Australian Fisheries…
The proposal by ICES to recommend a 44% increase in the 2020 North Sea herring quota has been welcomed by Norwegian fishermen’s organisation Fiskebåt. ‘It’s surprising, but positive,’ said Fiskebåt…
Concerned nations met last month in Ottawa to begin preparatory work on the outstanding issues to pave the way for a smooth entry into force of the Agreement to Prevent…
Icelandic fishing company HB Grandi took delivery of three new groundfish trawlers, with the first of the series, Engey RE-1, delivered in 2017. The company has been going through numerous…
Severnaya Verf (Northern Shipyard) in St Petersburg has started cutting steel for the third in the series of Knarr Rus-designed trawlers for Karelian Seafood, part of the Norebo group. The…
Icelandic fishing and processing company Vinnslustöðin (VSV) has acquired Portuguese company Grupeixe, which produces, sells and distributes saltfish in Aveiro. According to VSV, Grupeixe buys its cod from Iceland, Norway…
Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar has delivered a new Cleopatra Fisherman 33 to Jonathan Boyd, and the new boat has already started fishing from Barra, skippered by Jonathan’s son Oran. The Castlebay-registered…
Next Monday will see the last traditional shout auction take place in Brixham as the new could-based Kosmos system will be in operation from Tuesday 4th of June onwards, bring…
The UK government has announced a further 41 Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in English waters, which are expected to largely complete the decade-long Blue Belt process. According to the NFFO,…
Human Rights at Sea has published the Anglo-North Irish Fish Producers Organisation (ANIFPO) voluntary annual human rights and business audits undertaken by Human Rights at Sea International Ltd (HRASi), the…