As a precaution against the possible effects of El Niño on fishing activity, Peru’s Ministry of Production has authorised and exploratory fishery for jumbo squid (dosidicus gigas) for the artisanal fleet…
Fishfacts has released a new version of its far north ice cartography capability, which was introduced in the summer to cover sea areas around Greenland and off the coast of…
Crab pots from the Barents Sea caught in the trawl gear of Deutsche Fischfang-Union (DFFU) trawler Lodairo have ended up being recycled in Germany. Lodairo’s cache of scrap crab pots…
MSC certification for cod and haddock caught within Norway’s 12 nautical mile zone has been reinstated, following a process which The Norwegian Fishermen's Association has headed in collaboration with the…
With its sea trials period successfully completed, the latest factory vessel delivered to the Russian Fishery Company has begun fishing around the South Kuril Islands. Mekhanik Sizov is the fourth…
The first US-built trawler-processor in more than thirty years for the Alaska pollock fishery is currently conducting its sea trials in the Pacific North-West. The 99-metre overall length, 21-metre beam…
Felix Ratheb, CEO of South African seafood giant Sea Harvest, has been elected Chairman of the Groundfish Forum. He replaces Klaus Nielsen, CEO of Espersen in Denmark, who has been…
The Taiwan Fisheries Agency (TFA) has engaged in a comprehensive labour inspection initiative in Fiji, Cape Town of South Africa and Port Louis of Mauritius this year. The primary objective…
A one-kilometre-long ghost net has been removed from the Torres Strait in a joint operation by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), Maritime Border Command (MBC) and Australian Border Force…
There are no half measures in the latest trawler to be delivered for the joint venture between Canadian seafood group Clearwater and Danish fishing company Ocean Prawns, as the new…