ANNONCER
Three candidates from Greenland have graduated from the Icelandic College of Fisheries (Fisktækniskóli Íslands) after a six-week course in fish processing technology and procedures.
An order for a pair of 82 metre factory trawlers has been placed with the Astilleros de Murueta yard in Spain by Royal Greenland. The two are not identical, with one to be built for shrimping and the other to target groundfish.
The Tersan Shipyard at Yalova in Turkey has delivered a new shrimp factory trawler to owners Sikuaq Trawl in Greenland.
Norwegian naval architect Skipsteknisk AS has secured the design contract for a new arctic factory freezer trawler for owners in Greenland, with the new trawler to be built at the Metalships & Docks yard in Spain.
Two Rolls-Royce-designed stern trawlers have contracted to be built by the Freire Shipyard in Spain for Greenland companies Qajaq Trawl and the other by Polar Seafood.
Icelandic fishing gear supplier Ísfell has been supplying Mustad Autoline systems to Greenland this year, since taking over the dealership for Mustad last year.
A trawl supplied by Russian fishing gear manufacturer Fishering Service (FS) has helped Greenland pelagic vessel Polar Amaroq break its own records this summer.
This week an international group of scientists arrive in Greenland to examine the sustainability of Greenland’s halibut fishery. The assessment is part of the MSC certification process for the fishery and the Greenland hopes to be MSC certified in early 2017.
Greenland fisheries exhibition Polar Fish 2016 organisers Aalborg Kongres & Kultur Center have named Fiskerforum as their official media partner for the event.
Greenland’s second largest town of Sisimiut is offering a an addition to its travel package to visit the fishing industry trade fair taking place between Friday 23rd and Sunday 25th of September this year.