Bulgarian fishermen finally lost patience trying to forge a dialogue with the authorities and yesterday blockaded the channel leading to the Black Sea port of Varna, with more than 50 vessels taking part. They claim their next step will be to take their grievances to the EU Commission.
Dutch fishermen’s association De Nederlandse Vissersbond has welcomed the findings of a report on sustainability in fisheries commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs from Wageningen Economic Research.
With Iceland’s seamen on strike and negotiations in progress, the Seamen’s Union has rejected a request from the Marine Research Institute for an exemption for research purposes.
The IUF union representing food industry workers around the world is calling on Philippines company Citra Mina to facilitate the repatriation of the body skipper of one of its fishing vessels who died while in custody in Indonesia.
A Murmansk trawler has switched to using a pair of Polar Fishing Gear’s Hercules trawl doors with good results.
HB Grandi’s new fresher trawler is about to be delivered this week by the Celiktrans yard in Turkey.
The Icelandic Ministry of Industry and Innovation with responsibility for fisheries has mirrored Norway’s herring quota hike in setting this year’s quotas for Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting.
Galicia’s minister of maritime affairs Rosa Quintana has presided over the inauguration ceremony of the new director general of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Technological Innovation.
One of the UK-flagged pelagic vessels operated by Dutch fishing company Vrolijk is switching from the UK to the French flag.
Norwegian naval architect Skipsteknisk AS has secured the design contract for a new arctic factory freezer trawler for owners in Greenland, with the new trawler to be built at the Metalships & Docks yard in Spain.
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