There has been some fine fishing in the last few weeks south and west of Reykjanes in Iceland, mainly golden redfish and cod, plus a spell of good saithe fishing. There are trawlers and smaller boats fishing from the Westmann Islands all the way west to Reykjanes.
New England Coast Guard stations at Chatham and Gloucester both received calls for assistance yesterday as two fishing vessels were taking on water in separate incidents yesterday.
More than fifty fishing vessels yesterday made a mass appearance across the Gulf of Gdansk, protesting at new regulations that could severely reduce their fishing opportunities.
The organisers of the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition to be held 13th-15th of September next year are already gearing up ahead of the event.
French fishing company Scapêche has boosted the activities of its coastal fleet with the addition of a 17 metre ring netter.
French fishing company Scapêche is set to end its deep water fishing operations. Agromousquetaires, the food division of Groupement des Mousquetaires and the parent company of French fishing group Scapêche, has announced that it will gradually cease its deep water fishing operations between now and 2025.
The government of Greenland has set this year’s mackerel quota for East Greenland at 85,000 tonnes, along with a 20,000 tonne herring quota and a 15,000 tonne blue whiting quota.
Freezer trawler Blængur, owned by Icelandic fishing and processing company Síldarvinnslan, has arrived in Poland where it is undergoing a major refit.
Sweden has made a formal application for American lobster to be placed on the European Union’s list of invasive species with maritime and water authority HaV having completed an assessment that forms the basis of Sweden’s request.
Following consultations with the foreign affairs committee, Faroese fisheries minister Høgni Hoydal has set this year’s quota for the Faroese fleet’s blue whiting fishery.
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