New design scalloper promises economic operation
The original brief had been for a sister vessel to Eternal Light, which has been fishing successfully since its delivery in 2019 to Fraserburgh company Whitelink Seafoods. But at an…
Scalloper on trials
A new scalloper for Whitelink Seafoods is completing engine trials at Macduff Shipyards ahead of delivery to its owners later this month. The 19.98-metre, 7.40-metre breadth Eternal Promise is powered…
Using WASSP as a planning tool
Multi-beam sonar is a key tool in planning how to deploy an innovative scallop harvesting strategy in Norwegian waters. Ava Ocean’s converted supply vessel Arctic Pearl has been outfitted to…
Saint-Brieuc scallops get MSC blue tick
The MSC certification for scallops from the Baie de Saint-Brieuc, issued at the end of last year, has been formalised at a presentation in Saint-Quay-Portrieux. ‘We congratulate the Departmental Fisheries…
Maine fishermen turn to scallop farming
Farming sea scallops in Maine has been developing for about 20 years. It offers new opportunities for former and existing commercial fishermen. Fishermen are facing numerous challenges, including climate change…
French concerns over Baie de Seine scallops
Dimitri Rogoff, president of the Normandy Regional Fisheries Committee, has again highlighted the potential conflicts between UK and French scallopers operating in the Baie de Seine area off the Normandy…
Vision and control for sustainable scalloping
A unique scallop harvesting venture has been in preparation for a while now, and operators of Arctic Pearl are ready to start fishing in the Barents Sea later this year,…
The Isle of Man's Long-Term Management Plan aims to deliver a thriving fishery
Isle of Man plans long-term scallop management
A plan that will see fishermen, producers and marine scientists co-manage the Isle of Man’s multi-million pound king scallop fishery will be a first for fisheries management in the British…
Breakthrough opens way for low-impact scallop fishery
A partnership between marine scientists and fishermen in England’s South West has resulted in a new environmentally friendly method for fishing scallops using innovative illuminated pots which have been dubbed…
Ethical Shellfish Company shuts the doors
Launched by Guy Grieve and Juliet Knight in 2010 as a venture dedicated to putting ethics at the centre of its priorities and would never sell seafood that had come…