There’s an addition to the Thyborøn fleet, the latest in a series of fishing vessels designed by Vestværft and with construction contracted elsewhere. This time the Kynde & Toft yard is where the new trawler/seine netter has been completed.
SweDen Pelagic has reached an agreement with Launis A/S to acquire the entire shareholding of Danish company Nielsens Fiskeeksport, based at Ålbæk in Jutland. The new owners have already taken over management of the Danish company which is Denmark’s second largest producer of herring for the food industry.
The first new trawler for German fishing company Deutsche Fischfang Union has been delivered by the Myklebust shipyard in Germany and sailed from Ålesund for its first trip.
South Africa’s Minister of Fisheries Senzeni Zokwana attended a high level meeting of the G16 Group of like-minded Indian Ocean coastal states fisheries ministers, hosted by the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture of Maldives at the Bandos Island Resort in Malé.
A partnership has been announced between clothing brand Fat Face, the Fat Face Foundation, diving specialists Fourth Element, and global animal welfare charity World Animal Protection as part of a venture to produce swimwear made from recycled plastics retrieved from the ocean – which includes lost fishing gear.
HB Grandi’s new trawler Engey docked in Reykjavík at midday yesterday, ending its first trip with 140 tonnes in the fishroom. According to skipper Friðleifur Einarsson, everything went well and the ship’s performance exceeded expectations.
This Friday will see a major recruitment effort taking place in Norway as a thousand youngsters will see a presentation on the possibilities offered by the fishing industry.
The UK’s Marine Management Organisation has quashed rumours that it is carrying out an investigation into foreign ownership of UK-flagged fishing vessels.
The Talley’s New Zealand skipjack tuna purse seine fishery, operated by Talley’s Group Limited, has been certified as sustainable. This is the eighth MSC certification in New Zealand and tips the scale, putting more than 50% of the country’s commercial catch under the MSC label
The Faroese Ministry of Fisheries is preparing a series of quota auctions that start this week, with herring, blue whiting and mackerel quotas offered for sale to the highest bidder, as well as groundfish quotas in both Russian and Norwegian zones of the Barents Sea.
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