A new organisation established to represent all sectors of Ireland’s fishing, seafood and ancillary service industries has a number of agendas – and high on the list is seeking recognition…
The UK’s only remaining distant waters fishing vessel is left with few fishing opportunities following the turmoil of Britain’s departure from the European Union, and UK Fisheries’ Advisory Board Chairman…
Due to the continuing uncertainty around Covid-19, the organisers of the Irish Skipper Expo 2021 in Limerick and Scottish Skipper Expo 2021 in Aberdeen have taken the decision to postpone…
Last weekend Greenlandic pelagic vessel Polar Amaroq docked in Eskifjörður to discharge roughly 700 tonnes of sea-frozen capelin – the first capelin landing to take place in Iceland for almost…
European fishing industry body Europêche sees the amendments voted on by the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries to revise the Union Fisheries Control System as a step in the right…
The NFFO has hit back at the Marine Management Organisation’s announced intention to outlaw towed gears in the Dogger Bank SAC and the majority of three other offshore MPAs, describing…
Funds were allocated during 2020 for Covid tests for employees, observation facilities for ship crews, providing face masks, medical gloves, protective equipment, disinfectants, thermometers and air disinfection, as well as disinfection of…
The latest in a series of new fishing vessels for Nueva Pescanova’s African operations has been launched by its Spanish builder. Ponta Timbué is part of the company’s programme of…
Carsoe’s New Year began with sea trials for the newest Russian Fishery Company (RFC) factory trawler Vladimir Limanov. Operating in the Far East where spare parts aren’t always quickly and…
The first round of licences for French vessels to operate within the UK’s 6-12 mile zone, as finalised during the trade agreement announced on Christmas Eve, has been issued. The…
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