Electronics & Communications

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The successor to the Simrad FS70 headline sonar, the updated and uprated FS80 was first shown last year and has now been released by Kongsberg, following extensive sea trials that returned excellent…

24th July 2025

Kongsberg launches new generation trawl sonar

24th July 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Based on Damen’s SeaFisher 3210 design, New Zealand company Sanford’s new 32-metre, 10-metre breadth San Koura Rangi is the outcome of a collaborative process to develop a highly energy-efficient fishing vessel that meets all…

24th July 2025

Sanford’s newbuild sets new standards

24th July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The EU Social Partners have launched a new digital hub aimed at strengthening collaboration and improving working conditions for workers in the fisheries sector.

9th July 2025

Digital hub boosts fisheries dialogue

9th July 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has unveiled a fully redesigned version of its Vessels in Other Sustainability Initiatives (VOSI) tool, a global platform that tracks tuna vessels’ participation in sustainability efforts.

27th June 2025

ISSF upgrades tuna transparency tool

27th June 2025

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Inmarsat Maritime has teamed up with Parlevliet & van der Plas (PP) Group to install Inmarsat’s NexusWave connectivity solution on 12 of PP Group’s factory trawlers.

25th June 2025

Inmarsat enhances PP Group connectivity

25th June 2025

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

A variety of technologies, including Hampiðjan’s DynIce Data cable and the Star Oddi Fish Scanner, were brought together earlier this year to provide a new look at assessing stock, tested for the…

19th June 2025

FishScanner tested during capelin survey

19th June 2025

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has struck a new deal with Ava Ocean to deploy its connectivity service, NexusWave, on board Ava Ocean’s new non-invasive scallop harvesting vessel later this year.

29th May 2025

Ava Ocean adopts NexusWave connectivity

29th May 2025

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Kongsberg Discovery has officially launched its FS80 Trawl Sonar, a compact and modular system poised to revolutionise pelagic trawling by combining net monitoring, intake profiling and bottom detection in a single unit.

28th May 2025

Kongsberg launches ‘new era’ in trawl sonar

28th May 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Built for Faroese fishing company Framherji, Høgaberg has joined the long series of pelagic vessels delivered by the Karstensen yard. Skipper Høgni Hansen took the new purser-trawler to start on blue whiting…

28th May 2025

Høgaberg joins Faroese fleet

28th May 2025

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

The lack of insight into activities on industrial fishing vessels, particularly those operating in distant waters, poses significant challenges in global fisheries management. Indeed, one of the biggest obstacles to sustainably managing…

15th May 2025

EMS – eyes on the water

15th May 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Blockchain technology is revolutionising transparency in the Norwegian seafood supply chain, offering a powerful tool to build consumer trust

13th May 2025

Blockchain boosts trust in Norwegian seafood

13th May 2025

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

For the last 13 years, what began life as a largely experimental venture, SafetyNet Technologies’ (SNTech), has been actively developing and testing innovative technologies to improve fisheries selectivity.

22nd April 2025

New opportunities for CatchCam

22nd April 2025

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

SeafoodAI has secured a major investment from NEC X to advance AI biometrics and improve seafood sustainability in global crab fisheries.

16th April 2025

AI biometrics for improved seafood sustainability

16th April 2025

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Norwegian start-up Catchwise has raised NOK 14.5 million (€1.25M) in its pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Dreamcraft Ventures, joined by Sondo, Ocean Impact and angel investors from tech companies…

25th March 2025

Catchwise backed to ‘revolutionise’ fisheries with satellite tracking, AI

25th March 2025

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Toei Reefer Line, a supplier of sashimi-grade tuna, is to install Inmarsat Maritime’s NexusWave onboard its factory vessels to support its evolving crew and business connectivity requirements.

5th March 2025

Tuna carrier upgrades crew, business connectivity

5th March 2025

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Seafish’s Kingfisher Bulletin safety app has been revamped to provide clearer offshore hazard alerts and more personalised safety information for UK fishermen.

25th February 2025

A revamped app to boost fishing safety

25th February 2025

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Almost three decades of experience in specialised systems have gone into Zunibal’s tuna buoy operation and management system, making it an essential item in any tuna seiner’s wheelhouse.

7th February 2025

Machine learning digests data for optimal fishing

7th February 2025

OPINION

OPINION

This time last year, we were stuck. It seemed our once-energetic, innovative, tuna-centric community was still trying to shake off the gumption-deadening malaise of the 2020–2023 Covid-19 pandemic. After witnessing many years…

15th January 2025

Op-Ed: Electronic monitoring revival shows we can still do hard things

15th January 2025

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Norwegian-headquartered Kongsberg Discovery has unveiled its new FS80 Trawl Sonar, hailing the compact, modular and multifrequency solution as the market’s first sonar system to combine net monitoring, intake profiling and bottom detection in…

25th November 2024

Kongsberg launches next-gen trawl sonar

25th November 2024

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

From early detection of algal blooms, to precise feed broadcasting in mariculture, to rescue operations during emergency situations, drone technology is being looked at as a way to transform India’s marine fisheries…

5th November 2024

India looks to revolutionise fisheries with drones

5th November 2024