Fishermen’s participation, community buy-in and empowerment found to be crucial to enacting science-based management. Together with fishermen and women, community members, managers and scientists, the Environmental Defense Fund has conducted research to identify major lessons that arise from fishery case studies in Belize, Cuba, Mexico and the Philippines.
Greenlandic shrimp trawler Akamalik tows a pair of Vónin 2014 shrimp trawls spread with a pair of the new Storm trawl doors from the same company and skipper Jógvan Tróndarson reports that he is satisfied with the way the gear performs.
The UK Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is inviting evidence on how potential changes to the fisheries and seafood trading arrangements between the UK and the EU will affect fishermen, seafood processors, consumers, coastal communities and the environment.
Bruce H. Blakey, founder and President of Wesmar, has announced the sale of his company to local businessman Roger Fellows.
Europêche has welcomed as a positive step the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries adoption of a position on the European Commission proposal establishing new rules on the conservation of fishery resources and the protection of marine ecosystems (technical measures) towards regionalisation, which is hoped will bring decision-making closer to fishermen and coastal communities.
Urk fishing company Ekofish Group has placed an order with Maaskant Shipyards in Stellendam for a new twin-rig trawler to be built in line with Ekofish’s focus on sustainable fishing methods.
The eighth Holland Fisheries Event will take place on the 5th and 6th of October next year, and preparation for this exhibition with its growing reputation is already in progress.
The NEACF annual meeting closed with conservation and management measures agreed for blue whiting, herring, mackerel, Irminger Sea redfish and Rockall haddock.
Russian fishing company Norebo Group has placed an order for six new freezer trawlers to be built at the Severnaya Verf (Northern shipyard) in St Petersburg in Russia and the company has opted for innovative designs from Icelandic design company Nautic, one of the Knarr Maritime group of companies.
Technology group Wärtsilä continues to provide highly efficient, fully integrated propulsion solutions for fishing vessels with yet another high-profile order. Lunar Fishing Company based in Scotland, is replacing one of its trawler/purse seiners and has chosen Wärtsilä propulsion.
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