Passive fishing foundation takes shape
The new North Sea Passive Fisheries Foundation has become a legal entity, aiming represent the Dutch passive fishing sector and ensure a greater level of connection, both within the fishing…
Scallop potential in Norwegian waters
Norway has in the past seen a boom and bust fishery for scallops. In the late 1980s and early 1990s a dredge fishery for a cold water Arctic Scallop existed,…
Tiina E is the latest Cleopatra 33 to be delivered to Norwegian owners
New Cleopatra for Kjøllefjord
Skipper-owner Tomas Sagen and his company Sagen Fisk are the latest to take delivery of a new Cleopatra 33 from Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar. The new Tiina E replaces his old…
New Cleopatra 36 for Båtsfjord family
Father and son, Tor Øyvind and Øyvind Bolle have already started fishing from Båtsfjord with their new Cleopatra 36 Olavjenta, delivered by Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar. Olavjenta is a standard Cleopatra…
84% of lost traps without rot cord
Since 2019 more than 3500 items of fishing gear have been retrieved along the Skagerrak coast. The gears have been examined and details recorded - which gives researchers ever better knowledge…
Barents Gadus is a standard Cleopatra 36 outfitted for longlining and netting
Barents Gadus delivered to Tana
The latest delivery from Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar is a Cleopatra 36 for skipper Piera Gaup in the north of Norway. Barents Gadus is a standard Cleopatra 36 with 10.99 metre…
Iceland’s coastal fishery opens 2nd May
Minister of fisheries Svandís Svavarsdóttir has signed off legislation, this year making 10,000 tonnes of cod available for small-scale vessels operating within the coastal fishery regime. This places roughly 5%…
Cleopatra netter goes to Grímsey owners
Fishing company Heimskautssport, run by brothers Sigurður and Jóhannes Henningsson, has taken delivery of a new netter to fish from the island of Grímsey off the north coast of Iceland.…
Piriou launches netter/longliner
Piriou has launched a new 21 metre netter/longliner at the shipyard in Concarneau. Camelys was ordered a year ago by Adrien Delevaud and Armement Coopératif Artisanal Vendéen (ACAV), and the…
Danish yard to build netter/liner for Norwegian owner
Norwegian fishing company Nordsten AS has ordered a gillnetter/longliner to be built at Vestværft in Denmark, with a delivery date in January 2024. The Nordsten vessel will have a 20.99…
