ANNONCER
After 60,000 hours of service, crab fisherman Robert Ross decided that his 19-lire Cummins 1150M had earned a rest. The 500hp engine had been a perfect match for his 72 by 26-foot aluminium boat so he ordered up a new Cummins KTA19-M3 at 500hp, continuous duty, from his local supplier Cummins Sales and Service in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in eastern Canada.
The sale to the Hampiðjan Group has been concluded of Canadian fishing gear supplier North Atlantic Marine Services & Supply (NAMSS). The acquisition has been made by Hampiðjan’s Canadian subsidiary Hampidjan Canada, and this significantly strengthens the company’s position on the Canadian east coast.
The MSC certificate for the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (SGOSL) snow crab trap fishery in Canada has been suspended by certifier SAI Global (SAIG). The certifier concluded that based on new information including the Incident Report on 2017 right whale mortalities in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the fishery no longer meets the MSC Fishery Standard related to Endangered, Threatened and Protected species.
Clearwater Seafoods has taken delivery of its newest vessel, a dedicated clam dredger delivered by the Astander yard in Spain, the result of an extensive conversion. The new clam catcher arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia last week.
The third trawler built to a Skipstekisk design for Canadian company MV Osprey Ltd is due to be named at the Tersan shipyard tomorrow.
Proposals from potential new entrants to Canada’s Arctic surf clam fishery have until 2nd November to submit ex
Baffin Fisheries has announced its intention to build a new trawler to fish halibut and shrimp in Arctic waters close to Nunavut. The planned 75m LOA by 17 metre beam trawler will have a 1200 tonne hold capacity and will be double the size of the largest vessel currently operating from Nunavut.
The Government of Canada is following through on its commitment to protect species at risk. Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc has announced that twelve aquatic species are being proposed for listing under the Species at Risk Act, which already lists more than a hundred species.
The new Executioner, built at the Chantier Naval Forillon yard at Gaspé in Quebec has started its fishing career by taking its snow crab quota.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Hunter Tootoo, has announced that the Government of Canada is about to invest $289 million in small craft harbours across the country in 2016 – 2017.