Bakkanes goes to work
The latest vessel to join the aquaculture industry is the 73.40 metre LOA by 16.45 metre beam Bakkanes, which has been commissioned to operate for Faroese fish farming group Bakkafrost,…
The latest vessel to join the aquaculture industry is the 73.40 metre LOA by 16.45 metre beam Bakkanes, which has been commissioned to operate for Faroese fish farming group Bakkafrost,…
Icelandic fishing company Rammi has selected Ibercisa to supply the winch systems for its new triple-rig trawler, due to be built at the Celiktrans yard in Turkey. Rammi’s new 47-metre…
An agreement has been struck between Norwegian naval architect Skipsteknisk and Canadian company Qikiqtaaluk Fisheries Corporation (QFC) for a new trawler to replace the company’s existing Saputi, which dates back…
According to a study conducted by Spanish technology company Satlink, the introduction of flat-rate satellite maritime broadband has had a special impact on the Spanish fishing fleet. Satlink’s study concludes…
Since being unveiled more than a year ago by researchers at the Norwegian-based Ocean Space Acoustics (OSAC) there has been growing interest in the PingMe reporting tool set to bring…
The incoming Norwegian administration has appointed new ministers for trade and industry, and for fisheries and maritime affairs. Bjørnar Skjæran is the new Minister of Fisheries and Marine Affairs. Deputy…
A two-year pilot project covers the design and implementation of the monitoring systems on two Cypriot transshipment vessels, and includes support, maintenance, and training of personnel for the management of…
Icelandic Minister of Fisheries Kristján Thór Júlíusson has signed off the regulation licensing a 662,064-tonne capelin fishery for the 2021-22 season. Reached in agreement with the Marine Research Institute, the…
Nineteen-year-old Stine Pettersen was looking for a job that paid well, and that brought her to a profession in which only four percent of workers are female. ‘Fishing is a…
A long round of discussion in Luxembourg has resulted in EU Ministers reaching agreement on catch limits for 2022 for the Baltic’s ten main commercial stocks. Ministers have decided to…