Part build for Denmark leaves Riga
Riga Shipyard has completed the steelwork of a new trawler for Danish shipyard Vestværft. This is now being towed to Thyborøn for its final outfitting.
Riga Shipyard has completed the steelwork of a new trawler for Danish shipyard Vestværft. This is now being towed to Thyborøn for its final outfitting.
Investigative journalism group Reykjavík Media, which was instrumental in uncovering the Panama Papers that names holders of offshore accounts around the world, including members of Iceland’s government, has stated that it expects to lift the lid on fishing industry links with offshore holdings.
Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries has signed off regulations covering this year’s coastal fishery, open only to inshore boats within certain restrictions, and has increased and adjusted the quotas available.
Four Swedish municipalities and two county councils with Baltic coastlines are set to cooperate on local fisheries development.
Kongsberg Maritime has developed a new free Windows app designed to support distributors, dealers and users in creating a cost-effective PX MultiSensor package that delivers optimal performance for single or double trawls.
Europêche President Javier Garat was key speaker at a public debate held at Europe's biggest industry event, the global Seafood EXPO in Brussels hosted by Commissioner Vella. During the debate, the Commissioner launched a Mediterranean Strategy and a call for action to halt environmental degradation and the threat for many vulnerable fishing communities.
Fishing has been steady on blue whiting south of the Faroe Islands, with 12-15 hour tows and the fish are expected to shift as they begin to migrate northwards.
A new Cleopatra 31 from Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar, rigged for gill netting, has been delivered to fishing company West Atlantic in Tromsø.
The gulf between commercial and leisure fishing has never been wider. The angling lobby in the UK was deeply involved in pushing for strict regulation of the bass fishery in particular and now finds itself under the same regulatory spotlight as the commercial fishermen.
A Danish fishing vessel was lost on Saturday evening in a position 30 miles north of Skagen as it rapidly took on water. Two crew members were picked up by another boat fishing nearby.