Land: Spain

Squid show on F3X multibeam sounder
One of the Vigo-based trawlers fishing for squid in Falkland

Spanish tuna fleet kick-starts full MSC process
The Spanish tuna fleet has begun the process to assess

Electric winches for twin-rigger/fly-shooters
Naust Marine has delivered a package of electric winches and

Responsibly caught canned tuna in Spanish supermarkets this year
The Spanish tuna fleet, acting jointly through OPAGAC, has begun the process to enable canned tuna distribution and processing companies to earn chain-of-custody certification from AENOR.

Tuna seiner contract for Galician owner goes to Freire
Galician company Grupo Calvo, which was recently the first to launch canned tuna with an MSC label, has signed a contract with the Freire yard in Vigo for a new tuna purse seiner.

Spanish tuna purse seine fleet meets certification requirements
Five stocks of tropical tuna caught by the Spanish tuna fleet, out of a total of 12, now meet the sustainability standards necessary to apply for MSC certification, specifically yellowfin, skipjack and bigeye in the Central-Western Pacific and yellowfin and skipjack in the Eastern Pacific.

Electric winches for Dutch seiner/trawlers
Naust Marine has delivered the first of a set of winches and control systems for Dutch seine netter/twin-riggers under construction at the Nodosa shipyard in Spain.

Markus christened in Vigo
The naming ceremony for the Greenlandic factory trawler Markus took place at the CNP Freire shipyard as the Vigo yard delivered this modern Rolls-Royce-designed stern trawler to its owners Qajaq Trawl A/S and Polar Seafood A/S.

Pescapuerta places freezer trawler order with Nodosa
The Nodosa Shipyard at Marín has signed a contract with the Perscuerta Group to build a new freezer stern trawler to fish in the South Atlantic – ready for the spring 2021 season.
