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