With fishermen heading back to sea after the month-long closure of fishing grounds in the Bay of Biscay to most fishing methods, France’s National Fisheries Committee (CNPMEM) wants clarity on…
The mackerel fishery for the Scottish fleet got off to a good start this year, with reports of plenty shoals of good-sized fish. Fishing mainly to the north-west of Orkney,…
The Spanish fisheries sector, bodies representing the aquaculture and trade segments as well as the catching sector, have requested a meeting with Minister Luis Planas so they can make clear…
Icelandic processing systems specialist Vélfag has delivered a complete processing line to the Castletownbere Fishermen's Co-op. The installation includes an M521 heading machine, an computer-controlled M705 filleting machine, and an…
The latest addition to the portfolio of MSC blue ticks held by the fleet represented by OPAGAC is MSC certification for the Eastern Pacific skipjack tuna fishery. This means that…
Every manufacturing company faces challenges – and somewhere out there’s someone with an idea for a solution. That’s the thinking behind the Iceland Ocean Cluster’s 100% Blue Innovation Platform, designed…
Norway’s Minister for Fisheries and Oceans wants to see more women in the seafood industry. Now Minister Cecilie Myrseth is distributing NoK2 million for equality support. ‘It’s important for girls to…
Research vessels Luis Flores Portugal and IMARPE IV are currently carrying out a survey of the state of the anchovy stock in Peru’s north-central region, gathering data that forms the…
Reflecting changes in the landscape around fisheries and ocean governance, the International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA) is making its resources and voice more public, by launching an internet presence…
With a record number of applications from fishing vessel operators to participate in the Barents Sea capelin fishery, Norwegian vessel owners’ federation Fiskebåt is raising questions about the suitability of…