Trawler crew confirmed COVID-19-free
The Council of Argentine Fishing Companies (CEPA) reports that 55 crew of Solimeno SA’s trawler Luca Mario have been tested for Covid-19 and given the all-clear. CEPA has been making…
The Council of Argentine Fishing Companies (CEPA) reports that 55 crew of Solimeno SA’s trawler Luca Mario have been tested for Covid-19 and given the all-clear. CEPA has been making…
A temporary voluntary fleet tie-up scheme for fishing vessels in the polyvalent, beam trawl and other specific segments of the Irish fishing fleet has been announced by minister Michael Creed.…
Across the EU, the work of fishers and other food producers has been classed as essential. As the crisis unfolds, fishermen struggle to continue to bring food to our tables.…
The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are being felt by the fisheries and aquaculture sectors around the world – and in the Mediterranean and Black Sea small-scale fisheries have been…
With the public sector’s difficulties in supplying industry sectors with COVID-19 testing facilities, the Spanish Fishermen’s Federation CEPESCA has requested official authorisation from the Ministry of Health, allowing it to…
A €100 million Italian State aid scheme to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)has been approved by the European Commission, providing a lifeline to the agricultural, forestry, fishery and aquaculture…
International fishing and processing group Nueva Pescanova is participating in the fight against COVID-19 by donating products to feed medical staff and auxiliary personnel at the field hospital at the…
The announcement of a further £3.5 million to help larger commercial fishing vessels brings the total made available to the seafood industry by the Scottish Government from new and existing…
The Marshall Islands, already in complete lockdown, has extended the total suspension of international travellers entering via air until 5th May. It remains one of the few nations in the…
Seafish has created critical worker certificates that can be issued on request for fishermen and other key workers in seafood businesses to use when travelling to and from work or…