Cooke Uruguay has achieved Friend of the Sea certification for the sustainable operations of its deep-sea crab fishery following assessment by external accredited auditing bodies. Cooke Uruguay also represents one of the…
Kjøllefjord skipper-owner Daniel Lauritzen was taken by surprise to find out that he had been named as the Norwegian Fishermen’s Association’s Quality Fisherman of the Year. He runs the 10.98…
The first new crabbing vessel for Russian owners to be built at a Far East shipyard has successfully completed initial sea trials. Built at Vostochnaya Verf, the 63.27 metre LOA,…
The Russian Crab Company reports that in the first half of this year, it has caught 57% of this year quotas with landings of 7400 tonnes by its fleet between…
The Russian Crab Group of Companies has delivered its first crab to customers in the European Union with an initial shipment to Spain of 32 tonnes of frozen king crab…
The Özata Shipyard in Turkey has delivered the first of three KSP02 freezer crabber vessels for the North-West Fishing Consortium, which operates from Murmansk. The 73.44 metre, 16.60 metre breadth…
The keel-laying ceremony for the first of three processor vessels for the Russian Crab Company has been held at the Okskaya Shipyard. The first of the processor trio is expected…
Funds were allocated during 2020 for Covid tests for employees, observation facilities for ship crews, providing face masks, medical gloves, protective equipment, disinfectants, thermometers and air disinfection, as well as disinfection of…
The Russian Far East’s largest crab company finished 2020 with 99% of its quotas caught, and having more than tripled its exports. The Russian Crab Company Group reports that alongside…
Norway’s Ministry of fisheries has set a total quota of 6500 tonnes of snow crab for the Norwegian continental shelf in 2021, representing a 2000 tonne increase over the 2020…