The Marine Management Organisation has announced it is delaying the introduction of the Inshore Vessel Monitoring Systems (I-VMS) for fishing vessels under 12 metres operating in English waters. This means…
A pair of trawlers owned by Icelandic fishing company Skinney-Thinganes have returned from extensive refits carried out in Poland. Originally designed by Icelandic naval architect Skipasýn and delivered by Ching…
Two years on from the MedFish4Ever Declaration, initiated by the European Commission and adopted in March 2017, the FAO General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) brought together Mediterranean states…
Icelandic fish processor Vísir has signed an agreement with Marel to significantly enhance the automation in the company’s Grindavík plant with a higher level of robotisation. Vísir has just installed…
Sustainability-driven new research could one day help tuna fisheries cast their nets more selectively, mitigating bycatch of undersized fish and off-limits species. A multinational research team has carried out a…
A phased introduction of catch recording for the English and Welsh under 10 metre fleets begins next month, and the decision to implement this in stages is one of the…
While the two smaller trawlers operated by Síldarvinnslan subsidiary Bergur-Huginn, Vestmannaey and Bergey, headed for fishing grounds off the west of Iceland following the Seamen’s Day layover at the beginning…
The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) is pushing for a rebuilding plan for yellowfin tuna, the faster development of harvest strategies, a more equitable catch allocation process, stronger FAD…
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean has called a high-level conference to renew commitments made under the MedFish4Ever declaration: important progress has been made so far, but there is…
Canning companies Garavilla, which produces the Isabel brand, and Sálica, which has the Campos brand, will be the first to distribute products carrying the AENOR Conform RFT label. This month…
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