The publication on the 1st October of the ICES scientific advice for the 2020 North East Atlantic mackerel confirms that the stock is in good shape – making mackerel an…
The MSC has stated that it will not be reinstating certificates for North East Atlantic mackerel, even though the the latest scientific advice indicates a healthy stock. According to the…
The Mackerel Industry Northern Sustainability Alliance (MINSA) members have issued a fact sheet and opinion on the events leading up to the suspension of MSC certification for mackerel, stating that…
One of the biggest breakthroughs for fisheries in recent times is the increasing collaboration between fishermen and scientists in collating data on fish stocks, which can be used to assess…
Norwegian fishing company Teige Rederi has placed an order with the Cemre yard in Turkey for a new pelagic vessel designed by Salt Ship Design, and has confirmed the sale…
Swedish fishing company Gifico has taken delivery of pelagic trawler Rockall, which now becomes the new Ceton. Acquired from the Astrid fishing company, Rockall is practically new – built less…
It’s a fishing company that goes back more than a century. In 1918 Søren Lundberg bought a quarter share in 56-foot fishing boat Harpun and within a few years was…
Icelandic fishing company Síldarvinnslan’s Börkur landed 1200 tonnes of mackerel to the production plant this week, while the other company’s other vessels Beitir and Bjarni Ólafsson are and sea and…
The owners of seven Shetland pelagic fishing vessels are to donate £100,000 to the MRI Scanner Appeal. The Whalsay families behind the Adenia, Antarctic II, Antares, Charisma, Research, Serene and Zephyr decided to make…
‘We won the prize for the best stand in the exhibition in 2017, so we’ll certainly be back next time,’ said Egersund Ísland’s sales manager Benedikt Ernir Stefánsson. Closely linked…