Shutdown affects fishing pattern
The Síldarvinnslan fresher trawlers Bergur and Vestmannaey each made landings in the Westman Islands earlier today, and the shutdown of the Vísir processing plant due to volcanic activity around Grindavík…
The Síldarvinnslan fresher trawlers Bergur and Vestmannaey each made landings in the Westman Islands earlier today, and the shutdown of the Vísir processing plant due to volcanic activity around Grindavík…
More than 20 states and the European Union have adopted 34 measures to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine living resources, as well as the sustainable development of…
Goatsbridge Trout Farm has completed a €1.68 million investment which will see it improve efficiencies and increase production of its popular trout products at its Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, base. The investment was…
With its 24th extraordinary meeting currently in progress in Cairo, the International Commission for the conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)is examining tropical tuna management – with the focus on bigeye…
In a move to consolidate its position on the market both in northern Europe and on a global basis, the Tersan Shipyard in Turkey has acquired Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard Leirvik…
The port of Grindavík on the south coast of Iceland was evacuated at the weekend as the threat of a volcanic eruption on a fault line running beneath the town…
In a series of meetings at the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) recently, FFA Members have agreed on management options for the region's multi-million dollar tuna fishery. FFA director…
Fishing and processing group Brim has signed an agreement with Vélfag to buy the first UNO integrated system to be supplied to an Icelandic processor, and this will be installed…
A novel chemical-free approach to treating aquaculture waste could see co-products returned to the sector to fuel the growth of ocean life such as marine worms and seaweed. Led by…
More than 150 people applied for the ground-breaking apprenticeship, competing for 14 apprenticeship vacancies open to those able to prove they have what it takes for life on the sea.…