The Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter winched four crew to safety after longliner Einar Guðnason ÍS-303 grounded on rocks at the outer edge of Súgundafjörður in north-western Iceland. A mayday call…
Atlantic Sapphire has been named ‘Star of Innovation’ at the annual European Small and Mid-Cap Awards 2019 held in Brussels. Atlantic Sapphire is the first seafood company to win this…
The activities of fishing company Samherji in Namibia have continued to dominate headlines in Iceland and in Namibia, where there have already been resignations at government level. Namibia’s Fisheries Minister…
Only a few years after the delivery of one of the most modern pelagic vessels in the world, Hirtshals-based fishing company Ruth AS has sold Ruth to Norwegian operator K…
A proposal presented by Norway with support from Russia at the annual NEAFC meeting this week takes aim at the use of collecting bags to gather catches of fish filtered…
Icelandic fisheries group Samherji has been on the receiving end of extensive allegations of paying significant bribes to government figures and others as it sought to secure fishing rights in…
During the 2018-19 fishing season European law enforcement was able to seize 5789 kg of smuggled glass eels with an estimated value of €2000 per kilo. In total 154 suspected…
Following elections for the new IFFO management board (commencing on the 1st January 2020), IFFO – The Marine Ingredients Organisation – has announced that its incoming President is Anne Mette…
Seafood Cornwall, first formed in 2004, has been brought back to life to promote and celebrate the incredible contribution of fish, fishing, seafood and coastal communities to Cornish life. ‘Cornish…
Iceland-based fishing and processing group Samherji yesterday released a statement ahead of media coverage expected to include potentially damaging allegations about the conduct of a subsidiary company in Namibia. According…
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