Australia’s Maritime Border Command, a taskforce of the Australian Border Force (ABF), apprehended an illegal vessel together with the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) this week west of Darwin in the Timor Sea.
The newest operational Regional Fisheries Management Organisation, the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement, one of the newest operational RFMOs, which covers species other than tuna in the Indian Ocean, has adopted its first IUU vessel list.
When Trygve Westergard bought the 98 by 28-foot Judi B in the spring of 2016 he was entering a new chapter in a varied marine career. Growing up on a remote island off Ketchikan, Alaska as the third generation of Norwegian-Danish family, he had fishing in his blood and his environment. A stint at the California Maritime Academy earned him an unlimited masters licence and a BS in marine transportation.
The European Union has lifted its yellow card restriction on Tuvalu following the island state’s reform of its fisheries management. This recognises the important progress of Tuvalu in addressing the shortcomings in its fisheries governance.
Norway’s seafood export values have been at record levels in the first half of 2018, according to the Norwegian Seafood Council. Exports of 1.4 million tonnes of seafood are valued at NoK48.10 billion in the first half of this year, representing a 4% increase in value over the same period in 2017, and 10% in volume.
The first landings of mackerel have been made to Neskaupstaður in eastern Iceland last week when factory vessel Vilhelm Thorsteinsson docked with its first landing, which included 500 tonnes of seafrozen mackerel.
The Severnaya (Northern) Shipyard in St Petersburg has celebrated the keel laying of the first of a series of longliners for owners in the Karelia region of Russia. This is the first of two vessels for the Virma fishing company and the handover is in 2020.
Icelandic fishing company Samherji, via its partner company Samherji Holding which handles its overseas business, has acquired a substantial share in Eimskip, Iceland’s longest-established and largest shipping operator.
Copenhagen shipbroker Atlantic Shipping has been instrumental is brokering the deal to build two new trawlers for Cuxhaven fishing company Kutterfisch, locating a suitable yard and designs, and negotiating contracts.
The International Association for Women in the Seafood Industry (WSI) has released the results of a worldwide survey carried out on perceptions on the positions, roles and responsibilities of women in the seafood industry. The survey is based on responses between September and December 2017, and provides evidence of pervasive gender-based discrimination, a wide gap in perception between men and women and a limited consciousness of the gender relationship and gender imbalance in this industry.
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