Sweden’s demersal sector has made the long overdue transition from weekly to annual quotas, bringing whitefish and prawn (nephrops) fishermen broadly into line with their counterparts around the North Sea and the Baltic.
Thyborøn Skibssmedie this week celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, established back in 1967 by blacksmith Børge Stausholm Andreasen in the Danish port of Thyborøn, and since then the company has specialised in producing the distinctive blue trawl doors that are to be seen around the world.
European fishing associations have met in Brussels to set up a European Fisheries Alliance ahead of the UK’s expected departure from the European Union, establishing an alliance that represents fishing interests from European coastal states.
Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar has delivered a new Cleopatra Fisherman to owners fishing from Noirmoutier in western France.
With the North Sea MAP about to be discussed by the European PECH Committee, Europêche has welcomed the proposal for a multiannual plan to manage demersal species, but is less than satisfied with the proposed measures.
More than 50,000 signatures have already been gathered for a petition against a mining project in Bristol Bay, Alaska that is believed could jeopardise the world’s largest sockeye salmon run.
Larsnes Mek Verksted has signed a contract with Hovden Senior AS for a new seine netter/purse seiner to be built to a Rolls-Royce design.
According to LIFE, island communities in Ireland could thrive if allowed fair access to fisheries. The geographical isolation of islands makes them highly dependent on the resources available within their localities, especially fisheries resources.
The spring season is always the busy time of year for the south of Iceland, and this year is no exception as fishing and processing demersal fish has been non-stop in the Westmann Islands since the end of the seamen’s strike in February.
Plymouth Fisheries, the second largest fresh fish market in England, has promoted two of its most experienced staff to new management positions as part of a reorganisation aimed at improving the way the business operates.
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