Taits christened at Westcon
Norwegian shipyard Westcon has delivered a new pelagic vessel for owners in Scotland, with the new Rolls-Royce designed vessel built to an NVC 331 design with eleven RSW tanks.
Norwegian shipyard Westcon has delivered a new pelagic vessel for owners in Scotland, with the new Rolls-Royce designed vessel built to an NVC 331 design with eleven RSW tanks.
The Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament has voted on the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) that will cover the budgetary period 2021-2027. Europêche has voiced its appreciation of the strong stand the Parliament has taken in the light of the 5% budgetary cut proposed by the European Commission to compensate for the upcoming Brexit gap in the EU budget.
Independent certification body SAI Global has officially recommended that the Atlantic menhaden purse seine fishery be certified sustainable against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fisheries standard.
The Greenland Institute of Natural Sciences has signed a contract for a new 61 metre research vessel to be built at the Astilleros Balenciaga yard in Spain to a design from Norwegian naval architect Skipsteknisk.
The loss of the capelin season this year comes as a blow to coastal areas in Iceland, where the fishery traditionally provides a boost at this time of year.
In an operation that was overseen by Argentina’s security minister Patricia Bullrich and armed forces chief Eduardo Scarzello, an Argentinean Coastguard vessel was this week involved in a Chinese fishing vessel at the outer edge of the country’s EEZ.
Karstensens Skibsværft in Skagen has delivered a new 75 metre purser trawler for Norwegian owners.
South-West fishing company Waterdance has announced that Martyn Youell, currently Head of the Fisheries Management Team at the MMO, will be joining the company at the at the end of April.
The Russian Fishing Company (RRPK) has struck a cooperation agreement with the Admiral GI Nevelskov Maritime State University (MSU) to support training in the skills the fishing industry expects to need in future.
The MSC certificate for the Gulf of St. Lawrence (GOSL) snow crab trap fishery in Canada remains 'suspended' following an audit by certifier SAI Global (SAIG). The annual surveillance audit included a full review of the fishery’s performance against the MSC Fisheries Standard as well as progress of the corrective action plan implemented following the suspension of the certificate on March 20 last year.