Fishermen’s leaders are urging Shetland Islands Council to acknowledge the importance of the Sullom Voe harbour area to inshore fishermen as they devise a plan for the area’s future use now that oil tanker movements have declined significantly.
Crashing out of the European Union without a deal could decimate the Welsh farming and fishing industries, warns Welsh Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths.
Norwegian company Havfront AS has revolutionised the gutting and deheading of fish on board fishing vessels with the world's smallest gutting and heading machine, the Loppa. Now the company has secured its first international contract in Greenland.
Three one-day workshops held in Southampton’s Grand Harbour are set to run back-to-back, combining key subjects with international maritime experts in dynamic panel discussions.
A formal complaint about the activities of a group of Italian-owned trawlers in West African waters has been lodged with the European Union, requesting that the European Commission should launch infringement procedures against the flag state which has failed to meet its obligations.
Thyborøn fisherman Martin Kynde is taking a step into the future, replacing an elderly wooden fishing vessel dating back to 1973 with a new trawler/fly-shooter expected to be delivered in the summer of 2020.
Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar has delivered a new Cleopatra 33 to father and son Johan and Tobias Solgård who fish from Vågstranda in western Norway.
It may have seemed a smart idea at the time, but an Australian fish and chip shop owner and three of his friends are regretting the day they decided to go fishing to sell their catches, as magistrates handed down jail terms, heavy fines and ordered a boat, a truck and fishing gear to be forfeited.
The first of a pair of new trawlers for French company Scapak has completed its delivery trip from the Padmos yard in Stellendam, docking yesterday in Lorient.
Thailand became the first country in Asia to ratify the Work in Fishing Convention, which sets basic decent standards for work in the fishing industry. According to EJF, this shows important commitment and leadership for the region – although EJF points out that there are still improvements to be made.
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