Sustainable aquaculture training for young women
Following the success of its first training for young women in aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, held in 2022 in Tunisia, the General Fisheries Commission for the…
Skulebas, built at the Hvide Sande Shipyard in Denmark
Training vessel starts sea trials
Norwegian training and sustainable fishing vessel Skulebas, built at the Hvide Sande Shipyard in Denmark, has been carrying out sea trials ahead of delivery. Registered in Måløy, the 35-metre Skulebas…
Funding to train next generation of UK fishermen
Training programmes to attract new recruits and improve the quality of training in the fishing, seafood and aquaculture sectors have been awarded funding from the £100 million UK Seafood Fund. Coinciding…
Supporting a new generation of skippers
The Cornish Fish Producers’ Organisation (CFPO) has announced a new grant support scheme in partnership with the Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) that will enable a cohort of fishermen to take their careers to…
Boosting training in fisheries
Fishing and processing company Brim and the Icelandic College of Fisheries have signed a co-operation agreement aimed at raising levels of training within the industry. The specific aims are to…
Training for sustainable aquaculture practice
A collaboration between the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), Tunisia’s Ministry of Agriculture and local communities and farmers aims to provide training in sustainable aquaculture practices for young…
Seafood Scotland to support industry with new funded training programme
The award of £100,000 of funding from the National Transition Training Fund and Skills Development Scotland to Seafood Scotland will go to supporting onshore activities of seafood businesses Scotland. Delivered…
Fishing company Nueva Pescanova is supporting fishing industry training in Mozambique. Image: Nueva Pescanova
Nueva Pescanova launches fisheries training in Mozambique
Spanish fisheries group Nueva Pescanova is instrumental in establishing a training programme aimed at improve the employability of young people in Mozambique, working with the Matola Fisheries School and the…
Main image: A student uses the new equipment to track down a leak in a refrigeration system. Image: Hafliði Hinriksson
Refrigeration technology donated to college
Fishing company Síldarvinnslan has made a donation of equipment to local technical college Verkmenntaskóli Austurlands to support training in refrigeration technology. The package of includes equipment to identify leaks, a…
Small-scale fishing accounts for 60% of seagoing jobs in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions
University dedicated to small-scale fishing
The General Fisheries Council of the Mediterranean (GFCM) is launching a university devoted to small-scale fisheries. The SSF University will offer workshops and training courses to small-scale fishing people and…