The first of the new generation of fishing vessels for the Russian fleet, one of three identical multi-purpose vessels for RK Lenina in the Far East, is now undertaking sea…
An offer from HB Grandi for the Asian sales arm run by Útgerðarfélag Reykjavíkur (formerly Brim) in Japan, Hong Kong and mainland China, plus the related service operation in Iceland,…
NUI Galway PhD student Ryan McGeady is a Cullen Fellow at the Marine Institute, working on oceanographic modelling of nephrops populations around Ireland. ‘Over the course of my PhD, I…
Greenlandic freezer trawler Svend C has been in dry dock at the Slippurinn yard in Akureyri, and sailed last week after work had been carried out on board. HB Grandi’s…
San Diego-based South Pacific Tuna Corporation (SPTC) has announced that is selling more than half of its 14 US-flagged purse seiners, reducing its fleet to six by the end of…
Newlyn-based fishing company W Stevenson & Sons appears to be ready to change hands, with its ownership set to stay in Cornwall. Roche-based Ocean Fish, a family-owned business and one…
Iceland’s minister of fisheries and agriculture, Kristján Thór Júlíusson, has followed the Marine Research Institute’s advice in setting quotas for the 2019-2020 quota year that opens on 1st September this…
The Kiribati Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development’s (MFMRD) has selected Spanish engineering company Satlink, which specialises in sustainable fishing systems, to assist in modernising its Fisheries Management Platform. Kiribati has…
The first of two new trawlers for the FEST group of companies has been launched by the OAO Pella shipyard in St Petersburg. The 61.04 metre LOA, 14 metre beam…
Freezer trawler Vigri docked in Reykjavík on Sunday evening after a highly successful trip to the Russian part of the Barents Sea. The green weight of fish for the 23-day…