New Cleopatra for Austevoll
A 10.99-metre, 11gt Cleopatra has been handed over to Austevoll company Tøkje Båt. Completed by the yard in Iceland, the new Varde has been delivered to Norway and is about…
Cleopatra 50 delivered to Fosnavåg
Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar has delivered one of its largest designs to owners in western Norway. Ventura is a Cleopatra 50, and the new GRP vessel replaces an older steel fishing…
Pingers need better evaluation
The Norwegian Fishermen's Association remains critical of the authorities' continued requirement for acoustic pingers in winter net fishery for cod in the Vestfjord region. ‘We believe that more data collection…
The 10.99 metre Skipson is laid out for netting. Images: Trefjar
New Cleopatra 36 delivered to Trondheim owner
A new Cleopatra 36 has been delivered to Trondheim skipper/owner Tommy Albertsen. The 10.99 metre, 11gt Skipson is rigged for netting and the deck hardware is being fitted on arrival…
Netter Nygrunn has been built for Ørjan and Ketil Sandnes
Trefjar netter for Lofoten brothers
Looking to replace the boat that had been in the family since 1971, the Sandnes brothers from Leknes in Norway’s Lofoten Islands went to Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar for a new…
Entêté II replaces an older netter that was lost earlier this year. Image: Avizo Pro Marine
Avizo Pro Marine launches new netter
Noirmoutier fisherman Sylvain Gallais has taken delivery of a new shelterdecked netter built by Avizo Pro Marine. Designed by Nantes naval architect Archi-Delion, the new l'Entêté II replaced Sylvain Gallais’s…
Netters Kap II and Brynjólfur have been fishing well for Vinnslustöðin this winter. Image: Vinnslustöðin
Westman Islands netting season in full swing
Netters Kap II and Brynjólfur, owned by Westman Islands company Vinnslustöðin, have been fishing well close to home this winter, with the bulk of catches going for saltfish production. Since…
Hevrøy has been delivered by Jemar Norpower to Henrik Hevrøy, his father and Oddvar and brother Andreas. Image: Jemar Norpower
New Malo Sjark heads north
Kristiansund yard Jemar Norpower has delivered a new 38-foot Malo Sjark to the Hevrøy family from Austevoll, who won’t be steaming home, but who will instead be taking the new…
Skårungen has been delivered to father-and-son Roy Skår and Roy-Morten Skår. Image: Trefjar
New Cleopatra 36 delivered to Nerlandsøy
Norwegian fishing company RM Kystfiske AS has taken delivery of a new Cleopatra 36 from Icelandic GRP boatbuilder Trefjar. The 11 metre Skårungen is under the 11gt threshold and is…
Famous Grouse has been delivered to Hirtshals fishermen Lars Hejlesen and Sebastian Duncan
Cougar cat for Hirtshals
A catamaran isn’t an unusual sight in Danish ports, where this type of boat is widely used by windfarms – but a catamaran rigged for fishing isn’t something you see…