Fiskebåt slams Goliat wind power plans
Norwegian fishing industry body Fiskebåt has criticised proposals for wind farm development on the Goliat field off western Finnmark. In a letter to the Ministry, Fiskebåt departmental head Espen Jacobsen…
Norwegian fishing industry body Fiskebåt has criticised proposals for wind farm development on the Goliat field off western Finnmark. In a letter to the Ministry, Fiskebåt departmental head Espen Jacobsen…
The Norwegian-Russian Barents Sea research group has recommended that the cod quota be reduced by 20% next year. ‘This is dramatic for the whitefish sector,’ said Audun Maråk, director of…
Fishermen in northern Norway are reporting sightings of exceptional volumes of capelin along the entire coast from Lofoten to Vardø. Kristian Kransvik, skipper of Knut Olav, said that these are…
Christian Strand Halstensen from Bekkjarvik has been elected as the new chairman of Norwegian fishing vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt. ‘The fishing sector faces many major challenges. It will be important to…
The 62,000 tonne quota advised for next year’s Barents Sea capelin season is disappointing, according to Audun Maråk, director of Norwegian fishing vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt. ‘It seems as if…
Fishing vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt is encouraging the Norwegian Seafood Council to initiate an MSC certification process for snow crab. According to Fiskebåt, this would provide a key selling point…
Norwegian vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt has responded to a consultation with the Directorate of Fisheries, following a request from the Norwegian Coast Guard for options to be introduced for the…
‘Fuel costs make up an increasing part of total operating costs the fishing fleet, and this is likely to continue. Globally, there is a lack of energy, despite large investments…
Norwegian fishing industry organisation Fiskebåt has expressed its concern over Russian military exercises that began at the weekend and which will continue into this week. The activity is within the…
Norwegian vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt is urging the Norwegian authorities to re-negotiate the bilateral protocol between Norway and Iceland, part of the 1999 agreement between Norway, Russia and Iceland on…