Fishing Gear
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NewsFifth Royal Greenland trawler completes series
The series of new trawlers for the fishing company that began in 2019 has been completed with the delivery of Kaassassuk
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NewsAustralian longliner outfitting in Norway
Hull of Austral Fisheries’ new Austral Odyssey has been completed in Poland and towed to the Båtbygg yard in Norway for outfitting
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NewsNew pelagic catcher for Ålesund operator
Havfisk becomes the latest vessel to join the Norwegian pelagic fleet
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NewsLebanon looks to strengthen fisheries value chain
FAO and Ministry of Agriculture hold technical workshop to advance sustainable fisheries and collective action to combat marine litter
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NewsRecycling scheme presses ahead in Spain
An initiative with the initial objective of recycling 100 tonnes of end-of-life fishing gear is making progress
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NewsKongsberg launches new generation trawl sonar
The uprated FS80 was first shown last year and has now been released, following extensive sea trials that returned excellent results
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NewsSanford’s newbuild sets new standards
New Zealand company’s San Koura Rangi is the outcome of a collaborative process to develop a highly energy-efficient fishing vessel
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NewsGarware acquires Norwegian rope leader
Garware Technical Fibres is acquiring Offshore & Trawl Supply as part of a global expansion
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NewsIberian sardines regain MSC certification
In a fisheries first, purse seine fishing fleets from Spain and Portugal jointly secure the eco-label
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NewsReCon expands ghost gear removal
Project ReCon expands globally, repurposing fishing buoys for marine conservation and helping safeguard ocean health
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NewsUNOC 2025 echoes down under: New FAO data, Aussie innovation and the future of fishing
Australian scientists and fishers highlight local innovation and global momentum to protect ocean biodiversity in the wake of the UN Ocean Conference
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NewsStudying Normandy’s whelk fishery
A number of gaps remain in the knowledge relating to this important fishery pursued by around 130 fishing vessels in the region
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NewsSecond South Atlantic trawler from Galician yard
Built for the Orion Fishing Company, Argos Berbés was delivered by the Nodosa yard in Marín for the year’s first Falklands squid season
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NewsRecycle Môr: Wales turns the tide on abandoned fishing gear
But successful recycling programme is now struggling to keep up with demand due to limited funding
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NewsReport: Innovation and technology key to reducing marine by-catch, protecting endangered species
High-risk areas ascertained for endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) by-catch in UK seafood supply chains
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NewsFirst net from recycled material
Consortium of companies in Norway and Iceland have put into use netting derived from recycled fishing gear
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NewsTersan launches Aurora Fisheries’ new factory freezer trawler
Takapo set to bring the latest advancements in energy efficiency to New Zealand’s deepsea fishing grounds
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NewsZunibal, AZTI develop new biodegradable FAD
The new platform will now have its durability assessed under real fishing conditions
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NewsKadis urged to affirm stance on bottom trawling
NGOs, industry and scientific community call for a destructive fishing ban in EU’s marine protected areas
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NewsAmbitious thinking behind new factory trawler
Bluewild’s Ecofive has been handed over for the last stages of outfitting before testing the array of new systems on board
