Sandeel season looking thin
Concerns for the 2016 sandeel season expressed by Jesper Juul Larsen, chairman of the South-West Jutland Fishermen’s Association, appear to be well founded following the ICES quota recommendations last week.
Doublespeak on imports
The EU places stringent requirements on its own member vessels, while there is consistent light touch monitoring of other fleets that export products to the European Union, according to Emilio Martinez, director general of Espaderos del Atlantico, representing a group of Spanish longline vessels.
Help for holders of capped licences
The NFFO is offering to provide assistance for UK fishermen who have been told that their under 10 metre licences will be capped as DEFRA attempts to reduce the under 10 metre fleet’s latent capacity.
Capelin roe season underway
Production of frozen capelin roe has started at HB Grandi’s Vopnafjördur factory, with extraction begun on catch landed by Venus the night before last, with a capelin roe content of around 20%. Further east along the coast, Síldarvinnslan’s factory at Neskaupstaður is also gearing up for roe production now that frozen production for the Japanese market is over.
Research project eliminates problem of singing propellers
A joint research project carried out by Wärtsilä and City University London has succeeded in identifying the specific design parameters that create the risk of 'singing' propellers.
Hampidjan exhibit at Boston
Icelandic fishing gear manufacturer Hampidjan is taking part in the Seafood Expo North America and Seafood Processing North America event taking place in Boston from the 6th to 8th of March, where the company will be presenting its activities and products.
Seafish Barents Sea report refutes Greenpeace claims
A call by Greenpeace for the British retailers to stop buying seafood originating from the northern Barents Sea contrasts with a report by Seafish that paints a very different picture.
Conference studies Black Sea and Mediterranean fisheries
With small scale fishing constituting more than 80% of Black Sea and Mediterranean fishing fleets, a conference to examine the future of these regions takes place in Algiers next week, organised by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and FAO’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Department.
EMFF looking positive
The recently-announced European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) looks positive, according to Chris Ranford at Seafood Cornwall Training in Newlyn. Although nothing has yet been approved, the prospects looks good.
Standards need to be levelled
According to Javier Touza, who runs Spanish joint venture fishing company Chymar as well as chairing ARVI, the Vigo operators’ federation, there is an urgent need for a serious debate about the lack of a level playing field.
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