The Pelagic Freezer Trawler Association (PFA) and the Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at benefiting from their mutual interests in scientific surveys,…
The first blue whiting of 2026 has been landed to Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður plant as Greenlandic pelagic vessel Polar Amaroq delivered 2000 tonnes caught in Faroese waters. Iceland and the Faroe…
Norwegian industry body Fiskebåt has requested that the Ministry of Fisheries end the prohibition on vessels over 15 metres from fishing with purse seine gears on traditional fishing areas off…
The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association has updated its science data strategy to reflect current and future objectives for ensuring that science plays a fundamental role in the pelagic sector’s commitment…
With the new year almost here, the Faroe Islands and Russia have completed negotiations that took place either side of Christmas, to strike a fisheries agreement for 2026 – with…
The UK has secured access to more than 2000 tonnes of fishing opportunities Faroese waters, worth approximately £5 million based on historic landing prices, following annual negotiations with the Faroe Islands…
The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) has warned that Scottish Government’s increase the economic link landing target of pelagic fish from 55% to 70% of catches which must be landed…
A looming crisis faces Ireland’s fishing industry as catastrophic quota cuts that threaten the survival of its pelagic fleet, warns The Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO). The industry is backing…
After a number of years with Jens Schneider Rasmussen as chairman, the Danish Pelagic PO has a new chairman as Karsten Mølgaard, skipper of Isafold HG333, which he operates with…
Skagen fishing company Themis Fiskeri didn’t have to go far from home to order its new pelagic vessel. The order has gone to Karstensens Skibsværft, just across the harbour in…
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