Read more about the article Successful Kelp Harvest in Greenland
Royal Greenland’s business development manager Nikoline Ziemer is already preparing for the next season’s cultivated seaweed harvest. Photo: Nikoline Ziemer

Successful Kelp Harvest in Greenland

Royal Greenland’s business development manager Nikoline Ziemer has been cultivating seaweed at a test base in Maniitsoq since the autumn of last year and it wasn’t until the spring of…

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Read more about the article Pelagic trawler Rockall changes hands – becomes Ceton
Rockall was built at Karstensens for Astrid Fiskeri less than two years ago and has now been acquired by Swedish operator Gifico

Pelagic trawler Rockall changes hands – becomes Ceton

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Swedish fishing company Gifico has taken delivery of pelagic trawler Rockall, which now becomes the new Ceton. Acquired from the Astrid fishing company, Rockall is practically new – built less…

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Read more about the article Nuclear-powered freighter brings fish to Europe
The 260 metre Sevmorput, the world’s only nuclear-powered cargo carrier, is transporting fish from the Far East to European Russia. Image: Росрыболовство

Nuclear-powered freighter brings fish to Europe

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With a shortfall in transport capacity to bring seafood production from the Russian Far East to European Russia, fishing companies Dobroflot and Norebo have pioneered shipping goods westwards using the…

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Read more about the article 1200 snow crab traps retrieved from the Barents Sea
1200 lost snow crab traps have been retrieved this week, along with 50,000 metres of pot rope. Image: Directorate of Fisheries

1200 snow crab traps retrieved from the Barents Sea

Over the last week the clean-up programme run by the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries with leased clean-up vessel Liafjord has lifted 1200 snow crab traps and around 50,000 metres of…

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