Nor-Fishing spotlight on new ground gear
Winning is naturally best, but just being one of the nominees for the prestigious Nor-Fishing Innovation Award, which will be announced during the opening ceremony of this month’s exhibition in…
Innovators showcased by Nor-Fishing Awards
The jury behind the Nor-Fishing Innovation Awards has slimmed down this year’s applications to just three finalists, and the board of the Nor-Fishing Foundation will select the winner, with the…
Better fishing with seabed-friendly ground gear
Semi-Circular Spreading Gear has been attracting interest with the Norwegian trawler fleet. Although this isn’t exactly new, it has taken a while for this idea to catch on. Now that it…
Hampiðjan bolsters ESG with new appointment
Following Hampiðjan’s acquisition of Mørenot, Marthe Amundsen Brodahl has been appointed as Hampiðjan Group’s ESG director, having led Mørenot Group’s environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) efforts for the past…
Shake-up at Mørenot under new ownership
Since acquiring the entire shareholding in Norwegian fishing gear group Mørenot earlier this year, Hampiðjan has worked on streamlining its operations, merging some of these within other elements of the…
Hampiðjan set for Mørenot takeover
Icelandic fishing gear group Hampiðjan has concluded an agreement to acquire Norwegian supplier Mørenot, subject to the approval of competition authorities in Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. ‘Mørenot is…
Cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Norwegian fishing gear supplier Mørenot is playing a key role in the initiative to remove plastic from the marine environment spearheaded by Dutch NGO The Ocean Cleanup. A prototype set…