The First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon and the First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford have jointly written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking him to immediately rule out a…
The steel cutting ceremony marking the commencement of work on new Norwegian purse seiner/seine netter Vikanøy has taken place at the Özata Shipyard in Turkey, with the first steel cut…
The total number of large purse seine vessels, calculated based on data from the five tuna RFMOs, has dropped from 1871 in 2018 to 1843 today, mainly due to the removal…
HB Grandi’s pelagic vessel Víkingur is in port in Vopnafjörður after completing its trip with 770 tonnes on board. According to skipper Albert Sveinsson, fishing has been mainly good over…
A national workshop has discussed China’s potential ratification and implementation of fisheries-related conventions, including IMO’s 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA), aimed at improving safety standards on fishing vessels, and the…
A US Coast Guard team carrying out a routine boarding of 49 metre Ecuadorian purse seiner Marujita were taken by surprise as the ship lost stability. Both crew and inspectors…
Jemar Norpower has delivered a compact workboat to Fitjar fisherman, who intends to use the 23ft Sigleflu for potting and fishing for wrasse. Wrasse are becoming an increasingly prominent fishery,…
Ship design company Marin Teknikk has secured an agreement for a new 67 metre combination longliner.seine netter to be built at the Tersan Shipyard in Turkey for Norwegian operator Østervold…
The mackerel ecosystem survey has been completed and scientists have located large volumes, but small amounts of juvenile mackerel in coastal waters. The six participating vessels have mapped an area…
Alongside provincial representatives, Minister of Rural Economic Development Bernadette Jordan announced a total contribution of more than $1 million under the Atlantic Fisheries Fund, investing in 14 businesses with projects…
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