Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute hasn’t changed its advice for a zero-quota capelin season following an acoustic samplig survey carried out this month. Research vessels Árni Friðriksson and Bjarni…
Icelandic aquaculture company Háafell has invested in a laser system from Norwegian company Stingray Marine Solutions to zap lice in salmon cages. The Stingray system uses imaging technology and artificial…
Peru’s Ministry of Production has authorised marine research institute IMARPE to conduct exploratory fishing with large-scale purse seine vessels for anchovy (Engraulis ringens) and white anchovy (Anchoa nasus) in the…
Survey results released by Fishers’ Rights Network (FRN) show startling breaches of international labour laws in the Thai fishing industry, with 84% of those surveyed not allowed to keep their own…
Norwegian vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt is concerned that Russian vessels are fishing for small fish in the Russian zone of the Barents Sea – which would constitute a serious violation…
France’s Minister for Ecological Transition Christophe Béchu has confirmed that compensation will be payable to both fishing operators affected by the temporary closure of Bay of Biscay fishing grounds, and…
The decision by French authorities to extend the closure to its own fleet of Bay of Biscay waters to include those under the flags of other EU member states will…
Survey catches of cod in the inshore waters around Shetland last year were at their best for five years, according to scientists at UHI Shetland. Alongside the strong cod stock,…
Norway’s Institute of Marine Research has recommended that this year the Barents Sea shrimp catch should no texceed 143,000 tonnes. This represents a 10,000 reduction over the 2023 quota recommendation,…
Aiming to establish a 24,000-tonne salmon farming facility near Thorlákshöfn in southern Iceland, GeoSalmo has completed a financing round of €13.4 million with the participation of Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic and…