Furuno package for new seiner
The owners of new seiner Jarle Berg, Trond and Børrge Berg, which has been built at the Larsnes Mek Verksted yard, went for a package of electronics from Furuno Norge,…
Sokoch is the second in the series of six small-scale seiners for coastal fishing in Kamchatka
Small-scale seiner delivered to Kamchatka operator
The second in a series of small-scale seine netters has been delivered to the Lenin Fishing Collective Farm in Kamchatka. This follows the delivery of the lead vessel in the…
The 26-metre Apacha is the first in a series of six seine netters
Seine netter for Russian Far East
The first in a series of small seine netters designed to fish for Pacific cod and Alaska pollock has been delivered to the VI Lenin Collective Farm in Russia’s Far…
Rising to the environmental challenge
A few years ago, Skjervøy fishing company owner Svein Roger Karlsen challenged Naval Consult to come up with an outline for the most environmentally friendly fishing vessel that could be…
French industry asks government to intervene on seine netting
Moves towards a long-awaited ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ on seine netting activity in the Eastern Channel have – yet again – come to nothing, and French fishermen are asking for government intervention.…
Larsnes Mek Verksted is to build a unique Seacondödesigned seine netter/fish carrier for Vesterålen company Kystfisk AS. Images: Seacon
Combination seine netter and fish carrier for Norwegian owners
Larsnes Mek Verksted has contracted to build a unique vessel capable of operating as a fishing vessel for whitefish as well as a fish carrier for the aquaculture sector. The…
Large cod susceptible to damage in seine net gear
After extensive trials involving catches from various vessels, Nofima scientists are in no doubt – cod weighing more than eight kilos caught using seine nets are more susceptible to catch-related…
Defra seeks input on seine netting
The UK authorities are inviting opinions and input as part of a process that could lead to new technical measures relating to seine netting in English waters that could come…
Mid-Channel demo
French and English fishermen demonstrating to curtail seine netting held a symbolic Mid-Channel meeting earlier this week. A group of fishing vessels from the north of France and the south…
Østerfjord is the sixth Marin Teknikk designed vessel to be built at the Tersan Shipyard
Seiner-Longliner ready to head home to Norway
Norwegian fishing company Østerfjord AS has taken delivery of an innovative combination seine netter and longliner built by the Tersan Shipyard to a Marin Teknikk MT1115 design. Combining these very…