Plastic waste throughout North Sea
While public consciousness of the extent of waste plastic in the oceans continues to grow, it’s something the fishing industry has been aware of for a long time. UNEP estimates…
The House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee has criticised the UK government for its failures in implementing and monitoring the landing obligation
House of Lords committee slams landing obligation implementation
The House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee’s report The EU fisheries landing obligation: six months on has concluded that the UK government does not know the extent of compliance…
Leninets leaving the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad for the first round of sea trials. Image: United Shipbuilding Corporation
First of Yantar trio on sea trials
The first of the new generation of fishing vessels for the Russian fleet, one of three identical multi-purpose vessels for RK Lenina in the Far East, is now undertaking sea…
HB Grandi is in the process of acquiring Útgerðarfélag Reykjavíkur’s Asian sales arm
HB Grandi to acquire UR’s Asian sales arm
An offer from HB Grandi for the Asian sales arm run by Útgerðarfélag Reykjavíkur (formerly Brim) in Japan, Hong Kong and mainland China, plus the related service operation in Iceland,…
Irish research vessel Celtic Voyager. Image: Marine Institute
Modelling nephrops populations around Ireland
NUI Galway PhD student Ryan McGeady is a Cullen Fellow at the Marine Institute, working on oceanographic modelling of nephrops populations around Ireland. ‘Over the course of my PhD, I…
Greenlandic trawler Svend C is one of the largest fishing vessels to be dry-docked in Iceland. Image: Slippurinn
Busy summer at Akureyri shipyard
Greenlandic freezer trawler Svend C has been in dry dock at the Slippurinn yard in Akureyri, and sailed last week after work had been carried out on board. HB Grandi’s…
SPTC’s tuna purse seiner Sea Defender. The company is disposing of more than half of its fleet. Image SPTC
US tuna operator to slash fleet by half
San Diego-based South Pacific Tuna Corporation (SPTC) has announced that is selling more than half of its 14 US-flagged purse seiners, reducing its fleet to six by the end of…
Ocean Fish will hold a controlling interest in Newlyn fishing company W Stevenson & Sons, under an agreement reached between the two companies
Ocean Fish takes controlling stake in Stevenson
Newlyn-based fishing company W Stevenson & Sons appears to be ready to change hands, with its ownership set to stay in Cornwall. Roche-based Ocean Fish, a family-owned business and one…
Iceland’s cod quota has been increased by 3% in line with scientific advice
Minister follows advice in setting quotas
Iceland’s minister of fisheries and agriculture, Kristján Thór Júlíusson, has followed the Marine Research Institute’s advice in setting quotas for the 2019-2020 quota year that opens on 1st September this…
The government of Kiribati went to Spanish engineering company Satlink for technology and expertise to modernise its fisheries management systems. Image: Satlink
Kiribati chooses Satlink technology to modernise fisheries management
The Kiribati Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development’s (MFMRD) has selected Spanish engineering company Satlink, which specialises in sustainable fishing systems, to assist in modernising its Fisheries Management Platform. Kiribati has…
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