Cepesca speaks out on demersal fishing
Speaking at a respected gastronomic event, Salón Gourmets, held this week in Madrid, Cepesca general secretary Javier Garat has warned of the loss of cultural, social, economic and health values…
Advancing knowledge of trawling’s global impact
Seabeds are in good health where trawl fisheries are sustainably managed, according to an innovative world-wide study of the impacts of bottom trawling. The first study of its kind, by Bangor University with collaborating research institutes, published…
Brim's fresher trawler Helga María
Fishing well on home grounds
Brim’s fresher trawler Helga María is on its way back to fishing grounds after landing a capacity trip in Reykjavík on Monday this week. According to skipper Friðleifur Einarsson, the…
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…
SADSTIA was welcomed the decision to postpone the allocation of long-term rights, subject to a comprehensive socio-economic study. Image: SADSTIA
South Africa’s trawl sector welcomes postponement of long-term rights allocation
The South African Deep-Sea Trawling Industry Association (SADSTIA) has welcomed the publication of a Government Gazette which effectively suspends the Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP) that would have culminated in…
New seabird protection rules come into force on 1st July for in Australia’s Commonwealth Trawl Sector. Image: AFMA
Australia tightens seabird safety regulation
A new set of rules to further protect seabirds will apply to trawlers in Australia’s Commonwealth Trawl Sector (CTS) from 1st July 2019. Wez Norris, CEO of the Australian Fisheries…
Blængur will be steaming to the Barents Sea next week. Image: Síldarvinnslan/Bergþór Gunnlaugsson
Blængur heads for Barents Sea after poor redfish season
Síldarvinnslan’s factory trawler Blængur docked in Norðfjörður yesterday after a disappointing redfish trip on the Reykjanes Ridge south-west of Iceland. With the annual Seamen’s Day celebrations taking place in Icelandic…
UK-flagged pulse trawler Northern Joy H-225 has switched to twin-rigging. Image: Willem den Heijer
Dutch pulse trawlers switch to twin-rigging
Dutch pulse trawlers have been facing very poor catches since the end of last year, and they believe that prevailing northerly winds have caused changes to the seabed which affects…