Mauritius accedes to PSMA
Mauritius is the latest African nation to accede to the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA).
Mauritius is the latest African nation to accede to the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA).
2015 turned out to be a good year for Westmann Islands company Bergur-Huginn. Its two fresher trawlers landed catches worth ISK2285 million.
2015 turned out to be a good year for Westmann Islands company Bergur-Huginn. Its two fresher trawlers landed catches worth ISK2285 million.
The ageing Vietnamese fishing fleet is gradually being rebuilt and a government programme of soft loans, designated Decree 67/ND-CP, fishermen are building boats along 28 coastal provinces from the north to the south of Vietnam, is contributing to fleet renewal.
New Zealand fishing and processing group Sanford has responded to government proposals to establish a recreational fishery park.
The Irish fishing community is set to benefit as Skipper Expo Int. Galway creates a new record with 117 companies now confirmed as exhibiting.
HB Grandi’s trawlers have made a good start to the new year. As in previous years, the search is on for saithe around the coast, but saithe are not easy to find. On the other hand, there is plenty of cod at this time of year while redfish remain elusive.
Morgère will be promoting its successful Exocet trawl doors at Fish Canada/Workboat Canada 2016 in Moncton, New Brunswick, on the 22nd-23rd of January.
Seafish is running a training course in basic trawl gear technology at the Sintef flume tank at the North Sea Centre in Hirtshals on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th of February.
Last year 55,0000 tonnes of frozen products made their way through cold stores run by Síldarvinnslan in eastern Iceland.