A flotilla of fishing vessels as part of the Fishing for Leave campaign yesterday sailed up the Thames to tie up at Westminster, arriving just as Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) were taking place in the Houses of Parliament.
The North Western Waters member states have submitted their joint recommendations to the EU Commission for the 2017 Discard Plan and North Sea member states have submitted theirs for the 2017/18 Discard Plan.
A week-long fishing gear technology course is to be held at the North Sea Centre flume tank in October, with instructors Ulrik Jes Hansen of CATch-Fish and Seafish’s Mike Montgomerie going through a myriad of detailed information for a group of between twelve and twenty.
With management of the tuna industry in the Indian Ocean set to become more regulated, Concarneau marine electronics company ISI-Fish has responded with technical innovations that allow skippers more information to differentiate between species.
Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar has delivered a new 15gt Cleopatra to owners in Norway’s Lofoten Islands.
With the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue’s (Ice-Sar) training vessel currently not seaworthy, a debate has opened up on the future of training for seafarers in Iceland.
An association of more than fifty vessel operators in the French port of Lorient is making real efforts to invest in new fishing vessels.
The situation in the oil and gas industry will encourage offshore suppliers to look at opportunities in the fishing industry. The fishing industry is open to innovative solutions, but this must be combined with a strong track record and reliability, according to Mads Færk at MAN Diesel & Turbo.
Something that started life as a social media project with a lighthearted name is developing into something bigger and deeper. The latest issue of Hook and Net carries an interview with Genevieve McDonald, founder Chix Who Fish.
A potentially explosive situation appears to have been defused in Korea, with South Korean authorities having seized Chinese trawlers that had been fishing in a grey zone off the Han river estuary, reports Yonhap.
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