All EU fishing vessels will be monitored and their catches reported electronically, to ensure full traceability, under a revamped EU fisheries control system. The new fisheries control regulation measures were…
Now in its third and final phase, the Marine Management Organisation is urging owners of fishing vessels in the 6-12 metre size bracket to take advantage of grant funding available…
Loss of natural diversity together with climate change is leading to major upheavals in the marine ecosystems, with serious implications for the fishing industry. It remains uncertain what consequences this may…
In the wake of the recent revelations concerning the use of forced labour in China’s seafood industry and the opacity of data relating to its distant waters fisheries, the European…
The Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association (ALFA) is getting a $700,000 award from the US Department of Energy to drive energy transition forward in the commercial fishing fleet. The project, known…
Awards of £3.9 million has been made to projects to improve the quality of training facilities to upskill the workforce and promote seafood careers, as well as build new and…
New fishing vessels to be built in Norway for operators on opposite sides of the globe are getting Brunvoll propulsion systems. Austral Fisheries’ new 70 metre longliner Austral Odyssey will…
It’s not every day a new trawler on this scale is delivered, and the Faroese port of Klaksvík gave JFK Trol’s new Gadus a warm welcome as it docked for…
It’s been tied up in Nelson for a few years, and tuna purse seiner Koorale is about to be sold by public tender. Although it’s been a dead ship for…
Marine and seafood industry publishing group Oceanspace Media has stretched beyond Norway to acquire a couple of Danish titles for its expanding portfolio. This isn’t the first time the Bergen-based…