The Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) announces expansion aims to bring Ecuadorian premium shrimp products to Chilean consumers. The Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) announced it has expanded its presence to the…
As seasonal hypoxic conditions in the Gulf of Mexico force shrimp stocks to relocate, scientists from NOAA and North Carolina State University are trying to make these shrimp easier to…
Shrimp trawler Nataarnaq, operated by Royal Greenland and Ice Trawl Greenland, this week docked this week after a month-long trip with almost a thousand tonnes in its fishroom. The catch…
Baffin Fisheries has opted for a Carose factory deck for its new trawler, under construction at the Tersan shipyard. The new 80-metre Skipsteknisk-designed vessel will be Canada’s largest trawler, built…
Icelandic innovator Optitog, the company behind the development of an undersea light rig to herd shrimp into a trawl, has signed a distribution agreement with Norwegian company Evotec, which aims…
Icelandic development company Optitog, which has been developing and trialling a system of fishing with light to herd shrimp into trawl gear, has been recognised with an award from the…
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced that the first coldwater shrimp fishing vessel has been certified to the Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS). The 70-metre Merike operates under the…
Ice Trawl Greenland’s shrimper Nataarnaq docked in Nuuk at the end of January with a full fishroom to end the new trawler’s first trip. ‘There’s nothing unusual about new trawlers…
In August 2021 Hurricane Ida blasted ashore along the Louisiana coast, destroying everything in its path. Infrastructure was hard hit, especially infrastructure vital to Louisiana’s $2.4 billion seafood industry. Four months…
Financing has been secured and a contract has been signed for the construction of a clean-design, purpose-built, 80-metre stern trawler, to be delivered in February 2024 to Baffin Fisheries. The…