Assessing a Danish creel fishery for langoustine
A project is underway to assess the sustainability and economic factors for a creel fishery for langoustine (nephrops, Norway lobster) in Danish waters, where this has historically been a trawl…
Kattegat trawlers voluntarily switch cameras on
When trawlers head out to fish for langoustine in the Kattegat, the majority of the will be working with camera surveillance systems on board. 50 fishermen have voluntarily agreed to…
Changes in Keroman’s trawler fleet
Things are moving among the smaller-scale trawlers working from Lorient, with the return of an experienced skipper and other changes. Their main business is centered on langoustines, the season for…
Lorient holds its own, despite setbacks
The fishing port of Lorient has returned respectables figure for 2024, despite facing setbacks on a number of fronts, including the Bay of Biscay closure and the enduring headaches resulting…
Echo is a game changer for prawn fishery
The Notus Echo, introduced a few years ago to the Irish and Scottish fleets fishing for nephrops, has proved itself an invaluable took for skippers looking to streamline the way…
Camera monitoring for Kattegat trawlers
Denmark’s Minister of Fisheries Rasmus Prehn has ruled that trawlers fishing in the Kattegat will be required to participate in camera monitoring as part of strategies to strengthen the cod…
Langoustines return to Lorient – and octopus arrive
After a couple of difficult seasons, Lorient’s 2021 langoustine season was a good one for the port, which is the premier landing point in France for live langoustine. The 2019…
Langoustine processing is in progress at VSV’s factory in the Westman Islands
Westman Islands nephrops fishery underway
The fishery for nephrops (langoustine) off the south of Iceland is a shadow of what it once was, but this year’s modest fishery has got off to a good start.…
Finding the sweet spot in every tow
Whatever you want to call them – nephrops, prawns, langoustine Norway lobster – this is one of the most valuable fisheries in European waters. One of the challenges has historically…
Langoustine (nephrops) are a vitally important export species for Scotland’s fishing industry
Scotland supports prawn sector
A new resilience group has been granted £1 million funding to support Scotland’s langoustine (nephrops) sector through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Scottish Nephrops Working Group will investigate the scale…
