Norwegian design and engineering company Marin Teknikk has contracted to deliver designs for a new pelagic vessel for Herøy fishing company Skår Senior. The combination purse seiner/pelagic trawler will have…
‘In light of the revised ICES advice, I believe that the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) must reconsider the suspension of the MSC Atlantic mackerel certification,’ said Norwegian Fisheries Minister Harald…
There’s hardly a year goes by when Karstensens doesn’t sign an order for a new vessel at the Aberdeen exhibition, and this year was no exception as the contract was…
As fishing for blue whiting in Faroese waters has slowed down, some pelagic vessels have landed and not gone back, while others are continuing to work on dispersed fish. The…
ICES has revised its advice for the mackerel fishery, with a figure more than double its original advice. In the light of its findings, the ICES recommendation goes from 318,000…
The first blue whiting from the Faroese EEZ was landed at Síldavinnslan’s plants before Easter, and so far 12,000 tonnes have been landed – with more on the way. Margrét…
Landings of blue whiting to Síldarvinnslan in Eastern Iceland are on their way from the Faroese zone. Margrét is about to dock in Seyðisfjörður with 2000 tonnes on board and…
The publication last week by ICES of a report that reviews the methods used in the 2018 Northeast Atlantic mackerel stock assessment, concluding that there were flaws in the methodology…
Norwegian fishing company Peter Hepsø Rederi’s new pelagic vessel Rav was christened at a ceremony in Skagen at the weekend, making it the latest fishing vessel to join the Norwegian…
It’s a long way from the west coast of Denmark to the west coast of Canada, and it’s going to be a 50 to 55-day delivery trip for the new…