NZ strikes Gulf seafood trade deal
A trade deal between New Zealand with the six nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council is expected to deliver duty free access for 99% of New Zealand’s exports over 10 years. ‘With…
A trade deal between New Zealand with the six nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council is expected to deliver duty free access for 99% of New Zealand’s exports over 10 years. ‘With…
CCTV footage released by Human Rights at Sea International (HRASi) showing the last hours and days of fisheries observer Eritara Aati Kaierua raises new questions. He was found dead in…
The first longliner to be built by a shipyard in the Russian Far East The 63-metre Nagget is being built for Sigma Marine Technology and is one of a series…
The director of Norwegian vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt has voiced his dissatisfaction with the recently concluded agreement between the EU and Norway, stating that Norway was threatened with ‘irresponsible and…
A new economic snapshot analysing the Alaskan seafood industry and its 50% drop in profitability in 2022-23 has been released by NOAA Fisheries. NOAA Fisheries social scientists and economists compiled…
Combining research and industry expertise from across Europe, the EU-funded SEARCULAR project is trialling circular fishing gear solutions, which, if scaled up, could prevent thousands of tonnes of marine plastic…
The director of the Norwegian Fishermen's Association has described as ‘very regrettable’ the proposal from the board of vessel owners’ federation Fiskebåt to withdraw its membership of the Association. ‘With…
The news that Hirtshals Yard is closing down and its floating dock is set to disappear has triggered plenty of questions about the port’s future as an important service centre…
The decision to revise the advice already issued in June this year for the 2025 Northern Shelf cod fishery is due to an error detected in the multi-stock stochastic forecasting model…
Samherji’s groundfish trawler Harðbakur EA-3 is heading back to sea following a refit at the Slippurinn yard in Akureyri. Built as one of a series of 29-metre by 12-metre breadth…