BC processor fined for undersized crab
A routine inspection of commercial seafood processing plants by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) fishery officers a year ago has resulted in a fine of $40,000. Tenshi Seafood Limited was…
Second processor vessel for Russian Crab
The Okskaya Shipyard has launched Kapitan Dudnik, the second of three crabbers with onboard processing for the Russian Crab Group. Designed to operate in the Sea of Okhotsk, the Bering…
Less effort and better catches with new-concept crab gear
It was a shoulder injury that prompted Norwegian crab fisherman Jim Harald Sæternes to take a hard look at the way things have always been done, and to come up…
Crabber series continues at Far East shipyard
The Nakhodka Shipyard in the Russian Far East continues to deliver newbuilds for the series of new crabbers being built for the Antey Group, of of the country’s largest crab…
Filling the gap in crab and lobster fisheries knowledge
Led by Bangor University and the industry-led Crab and Lobster Management Group (CMG), a new Fisheries Industry Science Partnership (FISP) funded project, the Filling the Gap – Crustacean FISP project,…
Fourth newbuild for Far East crab company
A fourth new vivier crabber for Russian Far East fishing company Antey Group has been delivered by the Nakhodka Shipyard. The 57.70-metre, 12.60 metre Mis Navarin follows an initial three…
Crab fleet investigations lead to major penalties
Recent investigations by fishery officers with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) into the Boundary Bay commercial crab fleet have resulted in several convictions. Four vessel masters received fines and forfeitures…
Support grant enables investment in value-added products
A West Cork shellfish company has launched Ireland’s first crab pate following an upgrading of its factory with support of a €793,281 Brexit Processing Capital Support Scheme grant, implemented by…
Crabber ready for handover
Another new crabbing vessel is ready for handover to its owners in the Russian Far East. Kedon is the second vessel built at the Khabarovsk Shipbuilding Plant for Mag-C International.…
New crabber on sea trials
Built at the Krasnoye Sormovo yard and completed by the Vyborg Shipyard, new processor crabber Vaigach has been undergoing sea trials around the island of Gogland in the Baltic. Vaigach…