Irish fishing sector adamant on Icelandic access to community waters
Senior figures in the Irish fishing industry have reacted with alarm and anger to the prospect of a deal that would give Icelandic vessels access to Irish waters – and…
Senior figures in the Irish fishing industry have reacted with alarm and anger to the prospect of a deal that would give Icelandic vessels access to Irish waters – and…
The EU Commission has a track record of rushing deals through just before holiday periods, according to Aodh O Donnell – and it seems it’s ready to strike an agreement…
The 70-metre Frøyanes has been delivered to owners Ervik Havfiske and is on its way home to Norway from its builder in Turkey. The latest vessel to carry the Frøyanes…
A new vice-chairman has been appointed by the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association as David Hutchison, skipper of Charisma LK-362, has opted to stand down after 15 years in the post. Richard Williamson,…
Led by Bangor University and the industry-led Crab and Lobster Management Group (CMG), a new Fisheries Industry Science Partnership (FISP) funded project, the Filling the Gap – Crustacean FISP project,…
Disruption on the roads leading to the Polish border with Ukraine has been holding up exports of seafood in recent weeks, as queues of up to 50 kilometres have formed,…
A drastic reduction in sole quotas for 2024 is going to make life tough for the remaining Dutch trawler fleet next year as operators are going into the new year…
The national trade and marketing body for Scottish seafood has recruited an experienced, bilingual export marketing professional to further develop its networks in key European markets. French national Marie-Anne Omnes has been…
The owners of one of the new trawlers being built to update the New Zealand trawler fleet’s capacity have gone to Danish company Carsoe for the multi-species factory deck. The…
Project ReCon was launched a year ago by Spanish technology group Satlink to recover and re-use the sounder bouys used in tropical tuna fisheries. These are reconditioned and passed on…