The Port State Measures Agreement aims to harmonise port controls in order to prevent illegally caught fish from entering international markets through ports. 2016 is set to be a landmark year in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
Diesel doctor Peter Weide of UK company Marship has developed a new version of the company’s portable Diesel Duck, a system capable of cleaning fuel in a boat’s tanks. Designed with the needs of fuel suppliers, marinas and co-operatives of boat owners in mind, the Diesel Duck can clean and polish the contents of your tanks in a few hours.
A Belgian-flagged bulk carrier remains at anchor in the lee of the Isle of Arran, having been there for more than a week.
Of the 30 Norwegian pelagic vessels in Icelandic waters, only 25 may fish at any one time and those landing in Icelandic ports are required to wait at the quay until their turn comes around again.
An artisanal fishery in northern Spain has become the first MSC-certified octopus fishery. Octopus from four artisanal fishing guilds in western Asturias can now carry the MSC ecolabel.
A large seaweed research project will include Faroese company Ocean Rainforest. In addition to research funding, the company will benefit from further knowledge on the refining of seaweed, according to the company’s owner Ólavur Gregersen in an interview with Faroese radio.
Icelandic processor HB Grandi plans to resume roundfish processing at its Vopnafjörður location where it has concentrated in recent years on pelagic processing and fishmeal production, and has invested heavily in both shore facilities and new pelagic vessels.
With EFF shut down at the end of 2015, its place has been taken by the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), which was announced last week at a meeting at Poole in the south of England.
The fifteenth fish industry exhibition in Bremen is set to take place from Sunday 14th to Tuesday 16th of February and has grown this year to 270 exhibitors from 22 nations taking part in Messe Bremen.
Norwegian gear supplier Frøystad Fiskevegn has rebranded itself, changing its name simply to Frøystad and adding to the line of products it offers for fishing, aquaculture and sports nets.
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