The Senegalese branch of Transparency International and NGOs have highlighted corruption and the lack of transparency in fisheries governance and made recommendations to improve it, while the Senegalese Ministry of…
A new factory trawler for Faroese company Havborg will be delivered in 2022, built in Turkey to a Skipsteknisk ST-119 design. P/F Havborg is the partner company of P/F Enniberg,…
As the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published the latest of its biannual reports, the State of the World’s Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020 (SOFIA), the…
The Spanish tuna fleet, represented by the Organisation of Associated Producers of Large Tuna Freezers (OPAGAC), has signed the Sustainable Ocean Principles, a framework for responsible business practices in the…
Scottish inshore fishermen who usually target shellfish are now be able to diversify into new markets and access fishing opportunities worth up to £2 million. The package aimed at helping…
Feedback from Swan-Net Gundry (SNG) customers has been highly positive as the company’s new design concept of incorporating more mesh into the side wing panels of pelagic trawls for herring,…
Vónin's new groundfish trawl has already shown some promising results on saithe, haddock and redfish. Vónin’s Bacalao trawls have been a longstanding part of the company’s gear inventory, and while…
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries last week held its second virtual public event, during which attendees heard from a snapshot of the innovative responses to COVID-19 taking place…
Australia’s Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery is on track to be certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council in late August. The Public Comment Draft Report was published on…
Icewater Seafoods, based at Arnold’s Cove in Newfoundland and a member of the Offshore Fishery Association, has been a leader for decades in eliminating food waste. The company sells 99.8%…
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