While many types of ships has been using diesel-electric propulsion for many years now, few fishing vessels have so far gone in this direction....

Four panel codends, made in netting with a T90 configuration and rigged on Quicklines, have led to higher quality catches for one of HB Grandi’s fresher trawlers....

Switching to a pair of Type 23 Bluestream semi-pelagic trawl doors has boosted gear spread by an impressive 50 metres, reports Tonni Karlsen, skipper of Norwegian trawler Ole-Arvid Nergård....

Marine software company, Maritech, and information provider, Sea Data Center, have joined forces to deliver benchmarking and analytics tools aimed at helping customers better understand the seafood market and pricing trends....

The IMO has made substantial progress towards the its final preparations for the new global sulphur regulation which enters into force on 1st January 2020....

Less than two years after last ordering a new fishing vessel from Fitjar Mek Verksted, Cetus AS went back to both Salt Ship Design and the same yard for the new pelagic vessel Vikingbank....

Ecuador’s Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) has signed off its first batch of SSP-approved premium quality farmed shrimp....

Norwegian technology company Multi Pump Innovation (MPI) will supply net cleaning units for Shetland-based Ocean Farm Services’ (OFS) first service vessel....

Seed hatchery and oyster grower, Hoopers Island Oyster Co, has unveiled the first high-speed, laser-guided oyster processing system designed and built in the United States....

The Marine Institute's Fish Health Unit has held a meeting on Pacific Oyster health to discuss the latest research and knowledge on oyster diseases....

Blockchain could boost the transparency of the aquaculture sector by providing a means to trace and record the entire fish supply chain, according to a new report by classification society, DNV GL, and consultancy firm, Deloitte....

Norwegian shipyard Aas Mekaniske Verksted has awarded PG Flow Solutions a deal to deliver pump systems to a new vessel the yard is building for wellboat company, Sølvtrans....

The chief executive of the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council (WAFIC) has welcomed the Australian government's decision to revise a proposed lobster reform....

No illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing vessels or activities were detected during a recent joint patrol of the Southern Ocean by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and the French navy....

Necks craned as the lithe Kenyan models displayed their stylish dresses, purses and shoes at the Blue Fashion show that was held as part of Kenya’s Blue Economy Conference....

The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), a charity committed to developing and supporting responsible one-by-one tuna fisheries and supply chains, has released a new film about Indonesia’s fisheries....

Transparency must be improved to eradicate illegal fishing and prevent the collapse of Ghana’s fishing industry, according to a new report from the Far Dwuma Nkɔdo project....

Europêche has welcomed news that the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries has adopted a European Commission proposal to establish a multiannual management plan for demersal fisheries in the western Mediterranean....

March 8th, International Women’s Day, has become the day of the year to highlight what women do and review progress. Some workplaces have joined in celebrating this day, featuring heartening commitments to gender equality. But we also frequently see in the workplace the omission, forgetfulness or ignorance of what this day commemorates: the international day...

No matter what the final Brexit scenario is, it’s vital that every effort is taken to ensure that trade disruptions in seafood supply chains are kept to a minimum, writes Jason Holland....

European aquaculture - Too soon to be bullish While a new study claims that EU aquaculture has ‘fully recovered’ from a recent downturn, any celebratory popping of corks will be premature, writes Jason Holland...

The Cod Hunters is an exploration of the cod fisheries of Shetland from the early nineteenth century. There are few people better qualified to chart the history of Shetland’s fisheries than John Goodlad with his remarkable depth of knowledge....

Julie Hesketh-Laird, the recently appointed Chief Executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation, speaks at length to Owen Stevens for World Fishing & Aquaculture...

​The Russian fishing industry is on the verge of major changes, due to the recently announced state plans to completely replace the existing distribution of fishing rights based on track records with by a system of auctions, reports Eugene Gerden...