Akurey towed home
One of HB Grandi’s new trawlers is on the way to Reykjavík, on the end of a towing hawser.
Licensing headaches delay new seiner
The delivery of a new coastal fishing vessel being built at Vestværft for owners in Norway has been put back from September this year to May 2019 due to an angry exchange of correspondence concerning the new vessel’s cargo volume.
Third pelagic vessel launched at Kaliningrad yard
The Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad has launched the third pelagic vessel in a series of three being constructed for the Lenin Fishing Collective Farm in the Russian Far East. The trio are being built to an SK-3101R design by Norwegian company Skipskompetanse.
New MD at Icelandic fishing gear supplier
Guðbjartur Thórarinsson takes over as managing director of Icelandic fishing gear company Ísfell, bringing with him a broad experience of various sectors of the fishing industry.
Trackwell VMS chosen for Australian EEZ
An open tender to provide a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) for Australian waters has been won by Icelandic tech company Trackwell. The new system is expected to manage thousands of commercial fishing vessels under Commonwealth, selective state and territory fisheries within the Australian EEZ.
Western Rock Lobster supports new technology to enhance tracking and reduce whale entanglements
Western Rock Lobster is supporting new technology designed to reduce whale entanglements for commercial and recreational fishers along the Western Australian coast. The introduction of whale tracking buoys is a joint initiative by the Department of Primary Industry and Regional Development, the Department of Biodiversity; Conservation and Attractions and Western Rock Lobster.
Shetland flyshooter heads home from Denmark
The Tranquility Fishing Company has taken delivery of a new 27.55 metre by 8 metre beam seine netter built at the Vestværft yard in Denmark. Tranquillity LK-63 is the company’s first newbuilding, and follows the older boat the seven co-owners started out with in 2008, and its 2010 replacement.
Recommended Barents Sea cod quota down by 100,000 tonnes
ICES has recommended that the cod quota in the Barents Sea should not exceed 674,678 tonnes next year. This is a reduction of 100,000 tonnes in relation to this year's quota. According to Geir Huse at the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research, a natural decline in stocks has to be taken into consideration.
Farne Deeps nephrops catch limit cut
The catch limit for nephrops in the Farne Deeps has been cut for the third quarter of 2018 to help protect stocks, according to the Marine Management Organisation. The reduction is from 20 tonnes per vessel to 4 tonnes, while the planned fourth quarter catch limit of 20 tonnes remains unchanged.
New man at the NFFO helm
The appointment of Andrew Pascoe as the new Chairman of the NFFO, has been confirmed at a meeting of the NFFO Executive Committee, held immediately after the AGM.
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