Of the worldwide commercial tuna catch, 86% comes from stocks at healthy levels, according to the newest International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) – while 10% requires more robust management. The lates ISSF Status of the Stocks report shows…
Starboard Maritime Intelligence has successfully closed a NZ$5 million seed funding round. Starboard’s focus is on tackling illegal fishing, transnational crime, preventing biosecurity outbreaks, and protecting at-sea assets via its Software…
New Norwegian pelagic vessel Havsnurp is starting its fishing career on herring, and is working with an all-Furuno package of fishfinders in the wheelhouse, delivered by Ålesund Furuno dealer Marineelektronikk…
Legislation that requires all under-12 metre vessels fishing in English waters to have operational I-VMS is just months away. Defra has confirmed to Marine Management Organisation (MMO), that the drafting…
The sixth trawler in what is expected will be a series of ten has been launched for Russian fishing company Norebo at the Northern Shipyard in St Petersburg. The 81.60-metre,…
Hiddenfjord has become the first company in the Faroe Islands to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) four-star certification, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA). Hiddenfjord is family-owned and is the only…
Norwegian vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt has criticised government plans to apply tax measures more vigorously to the fishing fleet – at a time when there are no real fuel alternatives…
The week of Easter sees a surge in fish consumption in Peru, and this year Peruvians bought 8500 tonnes of seafood. That’s a 5% increase on the figure for the…
Síldarvinnslan’s fresher trawlers Bergey and Vestmannaey are back at sea after short Easter trips – each landing a full fishroom of groundfish for just 28 hours at sea. Their catches…
Participating in the Scottish Skipper Expo this year at the P&J Live Exhibition Arena in Aberdeen, the Killybegs-based KER Group is showcasing its 28 years of experience in supplying the…