Unique moonpool crabber gets Carsoe factory deck
A highly innovative fishing vessel designed by Marin Teknikk for Norwegian fishing company Ervik Havfiske combines shrimp and crab processing options – and will be the first to haul crab…
SSP giant jumbo shrimp reaches Chilean market
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…
Finding shrimp under low-oxygen conditions
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…
Nataarnaq docks with best trip so far
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…
Carsoe factory for Canadian trawler
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…
Light rig for shrimping comes a step closer
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…
Trawling with light pioneers recognised
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…
Deep-sea shrimper certified to RFVS
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…
Fine first trip for Nataarnaq
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…
Louisiana’s seafood infrastructure underwater
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…
