The Gambia arrests three Chinese fishing vessels

Post published:08/10/2018
Post category:Politics

Working in collaboration with inspectors from the department of fisheries, the Gambia Navy has arrested three Chinese fishing vessels or fishing illegally in The Gambian waters.

Crabber construction starts at Tersan

Post published:07/10/2018
Post category:Fish Species

The Tersan Shipyard at Yalova in Turkey has started construction of the lead vessel in a series of crabbers for Russian company JSC Arktikservice, as part of the ST184 project. The new vessel is a Skipsteknisk design, developed with Marine Engineering Bureau.

No initial quota for capelin season

Post published:06/10/2018
Post category:Administration Fish Species

An acoustic survey of the capelin stock carried out north of Iceland and south-west of Greenland during September has not returned results substantial enough for an initial quota to be allocated – although the Marine Research Institute has yet to finish processing the data.

Naust Marine Spain delivers its first winches

Post published:05/10/2018
Post category:Fishing

The first deliveries of winches to fishing vessels by Naust Marine Spain is now taking place. Icelandic deck equipment manufacturer Naust Marine last year set up a Spanish arm, located in Vigo, to produce a range of electric trawl and other winches.

Dutch industry waits for pulse decision

Post published:05/10/2018
Post category:Fishing

Pulse trawling has never been far from controversy, not least with the concerted campaign against the method run by Bloom, the many conflicting claims made about pulse trawling and the determination of Dutch fishermen to continue its development. According to Willem den Heijer, the trilogue meeting in Brussels next month will be a key moment for pulse fishing.

Nodosa delivers new fly-shooter/twin-rigger

Post published:04/10/2018
Post category:Newbuild

The Nodosa shipyard at Marín in Spain has delivered the latest in a series of new twin-rigger/flyshooters for the de Boer family in Urk.

Arctic partners agree to outlaw unregulated high seas fishing

Post published:04/10/2018
Post category:Administration

A agreement to prevent unregulated commercial fishing in the Arctic high seas was signed at a landmark meeting of nations that between them represent close to 75% of global GDP, held at Ilulissat in Greenland.

Innovative freezing for mackerel

Post published:03/10/2018
Post category:Fish Species News

MMC First Process has developed a brine freezing system for mackerel that halves energy consumption and produces mackerel that is better suited for further processing.

Channel fishing effort threat to bass stocks

Post published:03/10/2018
Post category:Fish Species

The UK-based New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association (NUTFA) is writing urgently to the UK government to highlight the concerns expressed of inshore fishermen along the Channel coast concerning the impact of some of the biggest trawlers in the world operating in the confined waters between the UK and France. The finger is pointed firmly at the Dutch pelagic operators, and the concern is that these large vessels could be catching bass that is not available to small-scale fishermen.

WWF-India and IPNLF sign MoU

Post published:02/10/2018
Post category:Fish Species

An important agreement has been signed between WWF-India and the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) to ensure that they work more collaboratively on behalf of the one-by-one skipjack tuna fishery in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, a tropical archipelago in the Laccadive Sea, off the coast of Kerala.