New netter/longliner Ingeborg Arntsen, built by Vestværft for Lofoten brothers Jack-Allan and Hans-Michael Arntsen, represents a serious step up over their older vessel in terms of both operational efficiency and…
Beefed-up regulations governing seabird strikes in longline fisheries are being introduced by Fisheries New Zealand, aiming to reduce the risk of seabirds, including critically threatened albatrosses, being caught accidentally by…
The first of a series of Norwegian-designed longliners for fishing company Virma has been delivered by the Northern Shipyard in St Petersburg. These Marin Teknikk MT1112XL longliners were ordered almost…
Troubled Reunion fishing company Sapmer is expanding its shareholder base with the addition of new local partners, while also receiving a capital increase of €20 million. This comes with a…
Fishing company Sverrisútgerðin, based in the west of Iceland, has taken delivery of a new Cleopatra 33 built by Trefjar. The new Glaður SH-226 replaces an Cleopatra 31 that has…
Father and son, Tor Øyvind and Øyvind Bolle have already started fishing from Båtsfjord with their new Cleopatra 36 Olavjenta, delivered by Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar. Olavjenta is a standard Cleopatra…
One of Australia’s leading fishing companies, Austral Fisheries has placed an order for a new longliner to be built to a Marin Teknikk design at Båtbygg in Norway. The MT1115-L…
The Oceanic Fish Restoration Project, part of restoration in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon, is entering its final stages. The collaborative relationships between fishermen and NOAA that evolved…
The latest delivery from Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar is a Cleopatra 36 for skipper Piera Gaup in the north of Norway. Barents Gadus is a standard Cleopatra 36 with 10.99 metre…
Longliner Anna EA-305, operated until recently by Icelandic fishing company Útgerðarfélag Akureyringa, has been acquired by Canadian owners Arctic Alliance Fisheries, and renamed Kiviuq 1. The longliner is expected to…