Chilean fishing company Deris (Pesca Chile) was earlier this year awarded Friend of the Sea certification for an additional five of its freezer fishing vessels Cabo de Hornos, Diego Ramirez,…
The first NAFO area trawler for a Spanish owner to be built at a shipyard in Galicia for many years has been launched ready for outfitting at the Nodosa yard…
Concerns have been raised over the prospect of deep-sea mining and consequent inevitable losses of biodiversity, with the Long-Distance Advisory Council (LDAC) and a number of NGOs in agreement on…
Local seafood business The Cracking Crab Company has moved into new premises at Plymouth Fisheries, the second largest fresh fish market in England, after growing demand led to an expansion…
With work in progress to build a series of fly-shooters for Dutch owners, the Padmos Shipyard has brought in C-Job to provide additional engineering and naval architectural services as it…
A heavy-duty scallop dredge from J Reid Scallop Gear has been tested extensively off the west coast of Scotland before being made available. ‘It’s made from Hardox 600 steel, and…
The Kaliningrad-based Yantar Shipyard and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka fishing company JSC Phoenix have signed an agreement on the possible construction of a series of crab vessels. The two companies have agreed to…
Large-scale fish fences commonly used in tropical seas are causing extensive social, ecological and economic damage and are threatening marine biodiversity and human livelihoods, according to a new study by…
A report on reducing the accidental capture of whales, dolphins and porpoises is has been made available. The Hauling Up Solutions report is an outcome of a joint Cefas-Defra-ZSL workshop,…
Thyborøn fishing duo of Alfred Fisker Hansen and Tommy Svart are about to upgrade, having placed an order for a new trawler with fly-shooting capacity to be fitted out at…