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Angelsen Senior is the latest hybrid fishing vessel to join the Norwegian fleet. Image: Moen Marin - @ Fiskerforum
Newbuild

World’s largest hybrid fishing boat reaches home

A new generation hybrid fishing vessel for owners in Norway has reached home in Lofoten after a delivery trip from Croatia. It isn’t going to sea right away, as the catch handling deck is being fitted by a local contractor.

FiskerForum 16/03/2019
Pelagisk Forening has posed a series of questions about management of the capelin fishery. Image: Pelagisk Forenin - @ Fiskerforum
Fish Species

Pelagic Association’s capelin questions

Pelagisk Forening, representing Norwegian pelagic operators, has raised a number of questions concerning the uncertainty surrounding capelin fishing, stating that as so often before, what the fishermen see is not the same as researchers observe.

FiskerForum 16/03/2019
Copepods represent a vast resource in the northern oceans that are still virtually unexploited. Image: Uwe Kils/Wikipedia - @ Fiskerforum
Administration

Norway sees commercial fishery in copepods

According to Norwegian minister of fisheries Harald T Nesvik, the extensive resource of copepods that are found in northern waters, which are also a key part of the marine ecosystem, have now been studied sufficiently for this to become the basis of a commercial fishery with a 254,000 tonne quota for this year.

FiskerForum 15/03/2019
Taits FR-229 has been built at Westcon for Klondyke Fishing Company. Image: Westcon - @ Fiskerforum
Fishing

Taits christened at Westcon

Norwegian shipyard Westcon has delivered a new pelagic vessel for owners in Scotland, with the new Rolls-Royce designed vessel built to an NVC 331 design with eleven RSW tanks.

FiskerForum 09/03/2019

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