Offshore vessel to become fish farm support
Faroese fish farming and processing company Bakkafrost has agreed to buy an offshore support vessel from Havila Shipping in Norway, which will be converted to fish farm support work.
Iceland set for strike
The Icelandic fleet is set to stop fishing at 2300 on the 10th of November as unions voted overwhelmingly for strike action.
29,000 tonnes of herring and mackerel
With the year’s mackerel and Atlanto-Scandian herring fisheries over for the year, HB Grandi’s two pelagic vessels have now switched to blue whiting.
Tough times for tuna workers
It’s a bad month for tuna employees working in American Samoa with the double whammy announcements of suspensions of operation by both Starkist and Trimarine-owned Samoa Tuna Processors (STP).
Barents Sea tension
An Icelandic trawler was fined for an apparently minor infringement a week ago in the Barents Sea, after having found itself on the wrong side of the Russian Navy while military manoeuvres on a grand scale take place in the Barents Sea. Therney’s skipper was fined a nominal $500 and allowed to proceed. Now Norwegian fishermen are also finding themselves barred from fishing grounds.
Multi-purpose newbuild for La Turballe
When Christophe Julio wanted to replace the family’s trawler, he decided to go for a new boat with a GRP hull and went to the Plasti-Pêche yard at L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer for the newbuild.
C188 Work in Fishing convention to become EU law
The Social Partners’ Agreement becomes an EU Directive, paving the way towards decent work in the fishing sector as the Council of the EU has approved a Directive regulating working conditions in the fisheries sector.
Sustainably sourced seafood at European Parliament
The European fishing sector, represented by Europêche and EAPO, together with the Chairman of the Fisheries Committee, Alain Cadec Member of the European Parliament (MEP), co-hosted a triumphant Seafood Showcase reception yesterday evening in the European Parliament.
New trawler for Dutch owners
Vessel owners form Urk and Zoutkamp are combining their efforts towards a new dedicated stern trawler for targeting flatfish and shrimp.
Poor capelin outlook
Two research vessels have spent a month searching for capelin from Greenland across Icelandic grounds, with disappointing results.
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