HB Grandi’s Venus docked at Vopnafjördur last night with 2300 tonnes of capelin on board. The fish were caught in Breidafjördur on Sunday and Tuesday, the only days when the weather was kind enough to allow the fleet to shoot its gear.
The Martinez shipyard at St-Cyprien in south-western France has announced that it is to build a new tuna vessel in a contract worth €3.50 million. This is the first of its kind to be built for almost ten years.
Icelandic company Polar Fishing Gear is finally ready for full-scale sea trials with its Poseidon controllable trawl doors and the sea trials are scheduled for next month.
A Chinese vessel identified as fishing illegally in Argentinian waters is reported to have been sunk by a pursuing Argentinian Coastguard vessel after warning shots were first fired. All 32 crew members are reported to be safe.
A Parliamentary amendment linked to the Biodiversity Act that would ban deep water trawling will be voted on by French deputies later this week. France’s fishing industry is furious and Olivier le Nezet, chairman of the Brittany Fisheries Committee has said that such a ban would be a disaster.
While much work still remains to be done, Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG) chairman John Goodlad says the Group should take considerable pride in its achievements so far and the Scottish pelagic sector can look to the future with confidence.
Danish Minister of Fisheries Esben Lunde Larsen used his facebook page to announce the results of negotiations with the Council of Ministers that give the Danish fleet 13,000 tonnes of sandeel instead of the originally proposed 5000 tonnes on the Dogger Bank.
Coldwater Prawns of Norway AS has completed a Friend of the Sea renewal audit for cold water prawns (shrimp/ Pandalus borealis). Products can continue to display the international sustainability seal of approval.
Russian fishing gear company Fishering Service aims to strengthen its position on the Icelandic and Greelandic markets for trawl gear and has reached an agreement with Ísfell in Iceland.
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