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Síldarvinnslan’s trawler Gullver landed its first trip after the Seamen’s Day break with 67 tonnes of groundfish after a short trip of only two and a half days at sea.
Síldarvinnslan’s trawler Gullver landed its first trip after the Seamen’s Day break with 67 tonnes of groundfish after a short trip of only two and a half days at sea.
Excellence amongst Fishmongers was recognised this week with the inaugural awards ceremony for the coveted accolade of Master Fishmonger. Ten fishmongers received their certificates of achievement from HRH The Princess Royal, in her capacity as Prime Warden of The Fishmongers’ Company.
Guiding Light became the latest symbol of marine industry optimism, as the new trawler departed from the Parkol Marine Engineering shipyard in Whitby. One of the key features to its operation is a commitment to new, greener fishing methods.
There’s plenty going on at Macduff Shipyards these days, with the latest in the yard’s roster of newbuilds coming closer to completion.
The fish processing sector across the European Union is in good shape, according to the latest Economic Report of the EU Fish Processing sector. The report compiles several sets of raw economic data to analyse the overall performance of the sector in 2015.
Welsh vessel owners have an extra month to apply for discounted Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs).
The CEO of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation has paid tribute to his predecessor describing the late Joey Murrin as a man who had an innate and forensic knowledge of the fishing industry and an ability of conveying very complex issues in simple understandable terms for a general audience.
The new Russian Pollock factory, a joint venture between The Russian Fishery Company (RFC) and the DV Invest, will net an additional 14,500 tonnes of pollock and herring quotas once it is operational. The factory, due to be built in the Nadezhdinskaya priority development territory near Vladivostok, represents an investment of $12-15 million.
Dutch fisheries group Cornelis Vrolijk has joined the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) as a Funding Partner. Established in 1880, Cornelis Vrolijk is an internationally-operated family business, active in the catch, farm, process and trade of fish and shrimp.
Life Cell Marine Safety is proud to announce that boating industry in the United States has chosen Life Cell as a 2018 Top Product.