Fishermen in Shetland state that the extent of biodiversity loss in the country’s seas has been greatly exaggerated in the public’s mind. They say that Scottish Government ministers and others…
With just a month to go before its opening, ItechMer, France’s international exhibition for the fishing industry has unveiled its programme for this year’s event – the fifteenth time the…
The MSC has awarded California market squid (Loligo opalescens) certification for sustainable fishing practices. This is the first squid species managed by the State of California to be certified. Nine…
The EU has announced its readiness to exchange fisheries control data using a new common global standard recognised by the United Nations. This is the first time this new global…
The initiative by eNGO Oceana to target the Spanish demersal fleet fishing in the Alborán Sea has been slammed by Spanish industry federation Cepesca and the Andalusian Federation of Fishing…
The largest fishing and processing group in New Zealand is taking shape as Sealord awaits clearance from the Commerce Commission and consent from the Overseas Investment Office to acquire Independent…
Earlier this year Royal Greenland took over the majority of the shares in Nordic Marine Nutrition as part of the increased focus on the utilisation of side streams and by-products…
EU coastal states are losing fishing rights to non-EU members because the European Commission’s scientifically informed approach to quotas is subject to abuse by rogue Nordic players, according to leading…
Pelagic vessel Beitir docked in Neskaupstaður on Sunday to discharge 1580 tonnes of herring to Síldarvinnslan’s processing plant. According to skipper Sturla Thórðarson, this was a short trip, with the…
Iceland’s Energy Fund has opted to support an initiative by fishing and processing group Samherji to develop ways of operating fishing vessels on green fuels, and to adapt the company’s…