The owners of Icelandic fishing companies Vísir and Thorbjörn, both based in the south coast fishing port of Grindavík, have announced that they are looking into the possibility of merging…
Brixham’s largest beam trawler operator, Waterdance Ltd has invested time and resources in examining the implications of the Landings Obligation on its fleet – and has identified small grades of…
The CNP Freire yard in Vigo has delivered the second of two trawlers completed this year for owners in Greenland. The Rolls-Royce-designed Polar Nattoralik was delivered this week following sea…
The MSC has stated that it will not be reinstating certificates for North East Atlantic mackerel, even though the the latest scientific advice indicates a healthy stock. According to the…
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has concluded an agreement with Russian fishing company Luntos Co. Ltd for a VARD 8 02 design trawler to be built at Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam.…
The biggest seafood exhibition in the business, the annual Seafood Expo Global which has been held in Brussels for as long as most of us in the fishing business remember,…
As Norwegian fishing company HP Holmeset prepares to take delivery of its new Skipsteknisk-designed Geir from Vaagland Båtbyggeri at the end of this year, the current Geir II has been…
The Parkol Marine Engineering yard in Whitby has seen the christening of new Fraserburgh twin-rigger Virtuous, built for Alexander West of Virtuous LLP plus Westward Fishing Ltd. The 24 metre…
Members of the South African fishing industry turned out in force to honour fisheries scientist Emeritus Professor Doug Butterworth, who was presented with an award by the Ambassador of Japan…
French small-scale fishermen are adamant that winter overfishing of bass is going to lead again to a shortfall in quota for the coastal fleet that relies on the pre-Christmas market…
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