Fishing in 380 metres of water off the west coast of Tasmania, skipper Alec Harvey of the Empress Pearl could hardly believe his eyes when an enormous squid landed on the deck – the biggest he had ever seen and estimated at 2.5-3.0 metres long and weighing 80-100kgs.
Thai Union Group has announced its support for new regulation from the Thai government requiring Thai vessel owners operating outside of national waters to provide a satellite communication system and device on board for workers at sea.
The port of Arkhangelsk on Russia’s northern coast expects to see a growing supply of fish from the Far East this year. According to the regional director Igor Orlov, negotiations are in progress to bring more raw material to Arkhangelsk from the Russian Far East.
Austral Fisheries have announced that the off-season refit of their largest vessel, Atlas Cove, has exceeded expectations with results from their first fishing trip of the season achieving fuel savings of 29%.
The Luyt shipyard at Den Oever is today handing over a pair of new shrimp beamers to local skippers. Designed by Luyt, the two trawlers replace older vessels and expect to start fishing this week in the Wadden Zee.
The Kleven yard at Ulsteinvik in Norway has delivered Denmark’s biggest fishing vessel, which is today on display in Skagen.
Two years ago, researcher Ólafur Arnar Ingólfsson at the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research produced a video about work being done to improve catches of flatfish in seine nets. The video has been there on YouTube for some time – but has suddenly its viewing stats have gone through the roof.
An important event in Fjarðanet’s history took place this week as the first spadeful of earth was taken for the company’s new net loft in the east coast fishing port of Neskaupstaður. Managing director Jón Einar Marteinnsson and Steindór Björnsson and Jón Bjarnason, former net loft foremen at Fjarðanet and Netagerð Friðriks Vilhjálmssonar, took the symbolic first spadefuls. Both of them have decades of experience with these companies, although Jón Bjarnason retired some years ago.
Spanish consumers now have access to more certified sustainable hake now that the entire Puerto de Celeiro fleet has completed Friend of the Sea certification, and has been audited by accredited independent bodies. Puerto de Celeiro provides around 30% of the hake consumed in Spain.
The Taiwan Fisheries Agency has imposed a fine of NTD$12,000,000 (€338,000) on a fishing vessel that committed serious infringements. This is the first time that a fine over NTD$10 million is imposed on an individual vessel. In addition to the financial penalty, the vessel’s fishing license has also been revoked.
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