Ocean Choice sells Nova Scotia offshore scallop quota
Ocean Choice International has sold its offshore Nova Scotia scallop quotas to three Nova Scotia companies with a long history harvesting sea scallops off the coast of Nova Scotia –…
Natural choice for factory deck supplier
When the Qikiqtaaluk Fisheries Corporation (QFC) placed the order for its factory trawler Saputi II, the choice went to Carsoe to provide the advanced processing deck. The 79-metre, 17-metre beam…
Grand Banks survey in progress
Spanish research vessel Vizconde de Eza has sailed from St Johns in Canada to carry out a survey of Greenland halibut on the Grand Banks that will carry through to…
Certification for Norwegian redfish and Greenland halibut fisheries
The Norwegian fleet’s fishery for beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) and Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) has been certified to the MSC standard for sustainable fishing. Both fisheries were independently certified by…
Carsoe factory for Canadian trawler
Baffin Fisheries has opted for a Carose factory deck for its new trawler, under construction at the Tersan shipyard. The new 80-metre Skipsteknisk-designed vessel will be Canada’s largest trawler, built…
Baffin Fisheries orders Canada’s largest fishing vessel
Financing has been secured and a contract has been signed for the construction of a clean-design, purpose-built, 80-metre stern trawler, to be delivered in February 2024 to Baffin Fisheries. The…
Hunting halibut through the ice
This year’s fishery for halibut at Qaanaaq in Greenland has got off to a good start, with good catches of Greenland halibut caught around 70 kilometres inside the fjord. At…
Vigri is fishing on deep water grounds west of Iceland
Doing well on deep water grounds
‘Right now we’re on the Hampiðjan Square, along with most of the freezer trawler fleet. There has been fine fishing here and we have a green weight of 630 tonnes…
Along with the fishery for opilio crab, the Russian Barents Sea fishery for Greenland halibut has been awarded MSC certification. Image: NOAA
MSC certifies two Russian Barents Sea fisheries
Barents Sea Greenland halibut and opilio crab fisheries have been awarded MSC certification as sustainable and well-managed fisheries. These catches can be sold to markets in Europe, US and Russia,…
Royal Greenland’s Paamiut factory can now provide year-round employment for its staff. Image: Royal Greenland/Jan Jørgensen
Royal Greenland halibut initiative means year-round employment
A new initiative at Royal Greenland’s plant in Paamiut to produce fillets from Greenland halibut provides 35 year-round jobs. The Paamiut factory was rebuilt last autumn, when a production line…