Bright idea protects sea turtles
British scientists have come up with a bright idea that could help save the Mediterranean’s threatened sea turtles. Researchers from the University of Exeter and the Society for Protection of Turtles…
Funding secured for precision fishing technology
SafetyNet Technologies has secured £1.8 million in new funding to accelerate the development of precision fishing technology for the commercial fishing industry. The investment round was led by Mirova’s Althelia…
Pinger subsidy for Swedish fishermen
With regulations expected to be introduced in 2022 for pingers to be fitted to static fishing gears in some Baltic waters, a requirement will apply to Swedish fishermen operating off…
Versatile Excluder separates pelagic catches
Danish fishing gear company Cosmos Trawl has designed and developed a new selectivity device that looks very promising. Ten of these Excluders have been supplied to Danish, Norwegian and Swedish…
Factory trawler Gloria is fishing in the Arabian Sea
Big fish separator works perfectly
Four of the officers running a trawler in the Arabian Sea got in touch with fishing gear supplier Hampiðjan to help out in solving the problem of a by-catch of…
New selectivity rules apply to Swedish vessels fishing in the Skagerak and Kattegat. Image: Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management
Trawl selectivity for Skagerak and Kattegat
New rules are now being introduced in the Skagerak and Kattegat, requiring more selective gear for langoustine and groundfish fisheries ‘This will reduce the pressure on the heavily exposed cod…
‘Tom’s Fisheye’ provides an additional option for reducing by-catches in Australia’s Northern Prawn Fishery. Image: AFMA
New by-catch reduction option for Australian prawn fishery
A new by-catch reduction device, known as ‘Tom’s Fisheye,’ has been added to three other effective devices that have been tested by the Commonwealth Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) fleet, for…
A haul of clean shrimp. Image: NOAA
Conflicted Norwegian proposals for NEAFC ban on combination shrimp gear
A proposal presented by Norway with support from Russia at the annual NEAFC meeting this week takes aim at the use of collecting bags to gather catches of fish filtered…
There are big Norwegian policy on the use of selectivity devices in shrimp fisheries for home and international waters. Image: NOAA
Conflicted Norwegian policy on selective shrimp gear
Issues close to home, a fudged report and a policy designed to deter outsiders are the highlights of a complex situation in which the Norwegian authorities appear to be pursuing…
Thailand seeks Brixham’s trawl technology
The South Western FPO’s chief executive Jim Portus and Darren Edwards, otherwise known as Edd the Net of Brixham Trawl Makers, are flying to Thailand at the invitation of Dr Adisorn Promthep, Director General of the Thai Department of Fisheries.
