Kaliningrad yard to build factory trawler
The Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, has contracted to deliver a 113 metre factory trawler to Vladivostok company Preobrazhensky Trawl Fleet in October 2021.
ISSF extends testing of biodegradable FADs
Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye, Ghana’s Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, has launched a pilot study on biodegradable Fish Aggregating Devices.
Seven-trawler series for Iceland
Four fishing companies in Iceland have joined forces to place orders for seven new trawlers to be built at Vard’s Aukra shipyard for delivery in 2019. Vard and the four customers have between them developed an innovative design for the 28.95 by 12 metre fresher trawler series.
Anne Risley joins Canadian clam fishery
Clearwater Seafoods has taken delivery of its newest vessel, a dedicated clam dredger delivered by the Astander yard in Spain, the result of an extensive conversion. The new clam catcher arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia last week.
New government, new minister
It has taken a few weeks of negotiations and false starts, but Iceland finally has a new government in place, a coalition of the Left-Green, Progressive and Independence parties under new Prime Minister and Left-Green chair Katrín Jakobsdóttir.
Arctic high seas agreement
Nations with interests in the Arctic regions met this week in Washington DC to reach an international agreement on future exploitation of Arctic fish stocks as increasing areas of international waters become ice-free and accessible.
Kronos: second of Brittany trawler trio
The second of a series of three trawlers for owners in Brittany was launched this week in Douarnenez. Built for Loctudy fisherman Stéphane Le Bec, Kronos is the sister vessel to Les Caraïbes II, which was delivered to Julien Le Brun in May, and a third trawler in the series is under construction.
Fines for undersized scallops
The skipper and owner of a UK fishing vessel were found guilty of fisheries offences in a case brought by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), resulting in fines totalling £29,000.
Kenya becomes party to Port State Measures Agreement
Another barrier to trading in illegal catches has been raised as Kenya became the 51st nation to become party to the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA). This international treaty is designed to end illegal fishing by tightening controls exerted on fishing vessels as they access port services.
Fishing grounds opened for oil exploration
Norway’s Ministry of the Environment has cleared the way for Statoil to drill for oil on the Viking Bank. Jonny Berfjord, chair of the board of directors of Norwegian vessel owners’ organisation Fiskebåt, has expressed his disappointment at the decision.
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