Florida shipyard Patti Marine Enterprises has delivered an original concept design clam catcher, developed with the Truex family’s company SeaWatch International which operates 30 vessels and is the largest US harvester of offshore clams.
The MAIB has released its report and findings following the investigation into a crabber that sank while at anchor in Mingulay Bay. Three of the crew were lost and one was able to make it to shore and was rescued.
Ireland’s Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring joined BIM (Bord Iascaigh Mhara) and the North West Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) to announce over €500,000 in total investment for 22 distinctive coastal community based projects across the counties of Mayo and Sligo.
According to a recent study, the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) that ran from 2007 to 2013 is estimated to have created 17,000 jobs and supported many more, mainly in the processing sector and through community-led local initiatives.
The Icelandic fishing industry is in constant development. Currently, the Icelandic fleet is acquiring and building larger vessels. To meet the demands, Danish suppliers will be showcasing high-quality products and systems at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition on September 13- 15th.
There is little love lost between Norwegian krill catching companies Rimfrost and Aker BioMarine, which recently acquired Rimfrost’s fishing vessel at an auction.
The Leningrad Pella Shipyard near St Petersburg has signed contracts to deliver two freezer trawlers and a crabber for owners in Murmansk and the Russian Far East.
A consortium of fisheries organisations, together with MEP Millán Mon has co-hosted a successful reception at the European Parliament to present the results of the EU SAFEFISHING project, designed to promote best safety practices and reduce the accident rate in the fishing sector.
As part of the preparation for the implementation of the ILO C188 Work in Fishing Convention, the first meeting of a special Fishing Industry Safety Group (FISG) to develop a voluntary safety management code was held at the NFFO office in York.
Westmann Islands fishing and processing company Vinnslustöðin (VSV) has acquired all of the shares in another island company, Glófaxi ehf, and takes over the company on the 1st of September.
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