The MCA Code of Practice for Small Fishing Vessels (under 15 metres length overall) now includes a requirement for fishing boats to be inspected both in and out of the…
Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar’s latest newbuild is a Cleopatra 36 for Norwegian skipper/owner Kjell-Børre Petersen. The 10.99 metre, 11gt Nærøybuen has been delivered to Norway. Designed for netting, it is being…
Authorities in New Zealand have announced the closure of the east Coromandel scallop fishery for two years, starting this Saturday, and this applies to both commercial and recreational fishing for…
Síldarvinnslan’s pealgic vessel Börkur docked in Neskaupstaður earlier this week with what could be practically the last of the mackerel season and the first of the herring season in its…
A new fishing apprenticeship has been given the green light and anyone looking for a career at sea will have the opportunity to start an 18-month Commercial Fishing Apprenticeship, a…
The Kraimorie district in Burgas, Bulgaria, a community of only 851, is known for its long tradition in fishing and fish farming. This is one of those communities struggling to…
Seafood Industry Australia has welcomed news the Federal Government will extend the International Freight Assistance Mechanism until June 2022. ‘On behalf of our members and the entire Australian seafood industry,…
Icelandic fishing and processing FISK Seafood has bought into Ólafsvík company Steinunn hf via a subsidiary company in the west of Iceland. Steinunn hf is a long-stablished company operating seine…
As European fishing organisations ratchet up the pressure for sanctions against Norway for its stance on the mackerel fishery, the Norwegian fleet has seen record mackerel catches, leading to a…
The implementation in 2020 of a management plan for setting the number of fishing days based on scientific advice has been a decisive factor in achieving MSC approval for Faroese…
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