Longlining transforms Newfoundland fishing
Autolining has become the preferred method for harvesting cod for Glen Best, one of the owners of four family-operated fishing vessels, including two rigged with automated longline systems. ‘Our goal…
Smooth longlining for Newfoundland cod
A Mustad autoline system fitted some years ago on board Newfoundland longliner TNT Voyager has been successful enough for skipper and owner Dion Rydell to look at a second system…
Canada’s cautious reopening of Northern cod fishery
This year marks the first time in a generation that Northern cod is being managed as a stock in the Cautious Zone, as Canada’s Minister for Fisheries Diane Lebouthillier announced…
Saltfish line for Canadian producer
Icelandic company Slippurinn DNG, part of the Slippurinn shipyard complex in Akureyri, is busy with a processing facility for saltfish producer Labrador Fishermen's Union in Newfoundland. The production layout includes a…
SEA-NL tells Ottawa to increase northern cod harvest
Seaward Enterprises Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (SEA-NL) has told the Canadian government that the 2024 northern cod harvest should be increased – but under a continued inshore stewardship fishery…
