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Longyearbyen pilot Elling Carlsen has completed a 480 nautical mile round trip to pick up pilots from Hinlopen, where Northguider was lost last winter. Image: Port of Longyearbyen

Pilots complete record pickup trip

Pilots from the Port of Longyearbyen in Svalbard are back at home after probably the longest pilot pickup trip to have been carried out anywhere. Pilot Elling Carlsen and the…

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Read more about the article Irish rope-grown mussels get MSC blue label
BIM CEO Jim O’Toole with Jo Pollett of MSC UK and Ireland and mussel farmer Michael Mulloy of Blackshell Farm Ltd. Image: Julien Behal Photography

Irish rope-grown mussels get MSC blue label

The Irish rope grown mussel fishery has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s seafood development agency, is the holder of this latest MSC certificate. The state…

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Read more about the article Cemre starts work on Irish Sisters
Staff at the Cemre Shipyard and from Atlantic Dawn Group as cutting steel for one of the company’s new pelagic trawlers gets underway. Image: Cemre Shipyard

Cemre starts work on Irish Sisters

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The Cemre Shipyard in Turkey has started cutting steel for new pelagic trawler Leila, one of a pair being built for Irish fishing company Atlantic Dawn. The pair of trawlers…

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Read more about the article Securing rights for Western Australia’s fisheries are top priority
Alex Ogg has been appointed CEO of the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council. Image: WAFIC

Securing rights for Western Australia’s fisheries are top priority

Securing the future of Western Australia’s commercial fisheries is a top priority for Alex Ogg, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council. Announcing the…

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