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…
The latest newbuild from Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar is a 10.99 metre Cleopatra 36 for a fisherman in the far north of Norway. Maya has been built for skipper-owner Tom Egil…
Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar has delivered an identical pair of Cleopatra 33s to Norway. Brothers Tom-Kenneth and Kurth-Anders Slettvoll each skipper a boat, operating from Kabelvåg in the Lofoten islands. Ørsvåg…
Owners of Norwegian longliner Leinebris have contracted to build a new 64.90 metre LAO, 15 metre beam vessel, with a delivery date in 2025. The Skipsteknisk-designed vessel is to be…
Every scenario modelled by researchers since the adoption of the regulation closing 87 areas of Atlantic waters to demersal fishing shows economic and employment losses, according to European industry body…
After four months of working with an all-electric set of longline deck hardware, the owners and crew of Norwegian longliner Vonar have reported that reduced noise levels and smooth hauling…
A subsidiary of Murmansk fishing company Norebo has contracted for the first of four longliners to be built for fishing in Far Eastern waters. The Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky-based YaMSy JSC has placed…
Tuna is caught by fishermen in Fiji using longlines – which can lead to accidental catches of unwanted species. The Fiji albacore and yellowfin tuna fishery is leading the way in reducing…