Fisheries

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Sashimi-grade tuna specialist Toei Reefer Line recently switched its satellite service provision for four internationally-trading ships to Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress solution, with the move recognising the importance that reliable and enhanced connectivity can play…

24th May 2022

Inmarsat connects tuna crews

24th May 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

More than 500 medical kits are being distributed to Thailand’s fishing fleet by Bangkok-based seafood giant Thai Union through a new initiative to enhance the health and safety of workers onboard fishing vessels.

24th May 2022

Medical kits for Thai fishers

24th May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new partnership has been created to strengthen the control of fishing activities around Benin.

23rd May 2022

West Africa IUU fishing pact

23rd May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Billed as a “world-first method for catching scallops”, an alternative to damaging dredging activities has been developed thanks to funding from the UK government’s Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF).

18th May 2022

Scallop breakthrough

18th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

US fishermen and fish catches were hit hard in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic, two new fishery status updates released by NOAA Fisheries have confirmed.

16th May 2022

US counts cost of COVID

16th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Australian government is investing AUS$1.5 million in improving mental health support for commercial fishers across the country. 

16th May 2022

Fishers wellbeing support

16th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A bumper capelin catch helped Iceland’s fleet to land 34% more fish in the 12 months through April 2022, with almost 1.48 million tonnes of fish and shellfish recorded in the preliminary…

16th May 2022

Capelin lifts Iceland catch

16th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new round of funding to support Scottish fishing businesses and wider marine organisations in coastal communities is open for applications.

13th May 2022

Scottish fishing aid

13th May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is calling for urgent and immediate steps to reduce catch of yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean.

11th May 2022

ISSF urges action on tuna

11th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Countries around the Northeast Atlantic are unilaterally setting quota limits despite ongoing discussions aimed at reaching sharing agreements, says the North Atlantic Pelagic Advisory Group.

11th May 2022

Atlantic quota dispute

11th May 2022