When one of the crew of Icelandic trawler Bergey began to display Covid symptoms, a rapid response ensured that others were not infected. Bergey sailed from the Westman Islands on…
The Falkland Islands Government has received a batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines, supplied by the UK government, with fishing crews among the first to be vaccinated. The 960 doses arrived…
Funding of £1.8 million aims to help Scottish seafood businesses recover from the severe economic impacts of Brexit and Covid-19. The funding, managed by trade marketing body Seafood Scotland, will…
More than 850 fishing vessels affected by Coronavirus and Brexit have received resilience funding from the Scottish Government this year. The Seafood Producers Resilience Fund was launched in February to…
The Federal Agency for Fisheries considers it essential that fishing vessel crews are vaccinated against Covid-19. During an official visit to the Murmansk region, Agency head Ilya Shestakov stated that…
The Danish Fishermen’s PO annual general meeting comes on the back of a tough year for Danish fishing, hammered by a the effects of a combination of Brexit and the…
European social partners in the fisheries sector, ETF and Europêche, have called on the European Commission to support Member States in developing a specific Covid-19 vaccination protocol for the fishing…
New trawler Magne Arvesen arrived in Ålesund last week after being delivered to owners Engenes Fiskeriselskap by the Gondán yard in Spain. Despite strict precautions, one of the crew tested…
The Seychelles authorities this week confirmed the implementation of a vaccination plan for all crews of vessels operating in the Seychelles EEZ, including European tuna vessels. The decision that follows…
Women in African artisanal fisheries are adamant that no crisis in their lifetime has affected their activities as deeply as the Covid-19 crisis. A statement issued by the African Confederation…