Fisheries

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Using technology from Scantrol and Deep Vision, Norwegian company Ava Ocean will start a project later this year that will seek to sustainably harvest scallops from the Barents Sea.

21st September 2022

Tech-enabled scalloping

21st September 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The latest in a series of trawlers operated by Faroese fishing company Framherji to carry the Akraberg name has been delivered by Norwegian shipbuilder Vard.

15th September 2022

Akraberg to the Faroes

15th September 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An Irish fishermen’s association has called for immediate political action to alleviate the soaring cost of fuel which it says is causing hardship and anxiety for the industry.

14th September 2022

KFO calls for fuel cost support

14th September 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The name on the side of the new fishing vessel delivered by Chantier Naval Forillon isn’t an easy one, but this reflects the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government’s optimism for commercial fisheries

12th September 2022

Gaspé’s new crabber-trawler

12th September 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Greenpeace UK’s plans to drop more boulders in the South West Deeps (East) marine protected area (MPA) to prevent destructive industrial fishing have been blocked by the government.

8th September 2022

Greenpeace action blocked

8th September 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The destructive technique of bottom trawling could easily be replaced in the European Union by less aggressive fishing practices, says a new report.

8th September 2022

‘End EU bottom trawling’

8th September 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Seven seafood industry and seven non-government organisations have declared their support of a call made by The Pew Charitable Trusts to the member states of the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of…

7th September 2022

Fisher safety unites industry

7th September 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 86.4% is sourced from stocks deemed to be at “healthy” levels of abundance, according to the latest edition of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)…

6th September 2022

Tuna stocks health improves

6th September 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Eighteen limestone boulders have been placed on the seabed in the South West Deeps (East) marine protected area (MPA) by Greenpeace UK to block destructive industrial fishing in the area.

6th September 2022

Greenpeace fishing barrier

6th September 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

NOAA Fisheries has identified a new way to deliver more timely genetic information to help resource managers and fishermen in their effort to reduce the salmon bycatch in commercial groundfish fisheries.

31st August 2022

Alaska bycatch boost

31st August 2022