Fisheries

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The opening of new Shore Power Facilities at both Fiskerikaia quay at Måløy and the Trollebø quay will help Måløy position itself as a prime destination for the international fishing and shipping…

20th February 2025

Norway’s Måløy rolls out shore power facility

20th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Chinese Taipei has deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, advancing the tally of formal acceptances to 90, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has confirmed.

20th February 2025

Chinese Taipei accepts subsidies agreement

20th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The blue whiting fishery for the Scottish pelagic fleet has now commenced, with Peterhead-based vessels Pathway and Lunar Bow the first to head to the Atlantic grounds, with several other boats joining in the coming days.

19th February 2025

Scottish boats head off for blue whiting fishery

19th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Drops in the pelagic, flatfish and shellfish catches led the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in January 2025 to fall by 11% or more than 9,300 tonnes year-on-year…

19th February 2025

Icelandic landings down 11% in January

19th February 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A major GBP 4.25 million project will aim to understand and predict tipping points in marine ecosystems, and their consequences and opportunities for the UK, particularly for the fishing industry.

18th February 2025

Project to investigate climate tipping points

18th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Marine conservation organisation Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) and the Hilborn Lab at the University of Washington have launched the latest update of their Fishery Improvement Projects Database (FIP-DB).

18th February 2025

Updated FIP database launched

18th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A first ever harmonised system to collect catch data from recreational fisheries in marine coastal areas across the EU has been implemented, the European Commission has confirmed.

13th February 2025

Brussels presses for robust recreational fishing data

13th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fifty-six EU vessels will be able to fish tuna and related species for the next five years in Cabo Verde’s waters, under an updated fisheries deal approved by European Parliament.

13th February 2025

EU approves new Cabo Verde tuna fishing agreement

13th February 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

European leaders have received a fresh call to ban destructive fishing practices in marine protected areas (MPAs) and to simultaneously provide support for small-scale fishing sectors and marine ecosystems.

11th February 2025

Macron, EU urged to end fishing in MPAs

11th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Atlanto Scandian herring season for the Scottish fleet is now underway, with the quota this year marginally up by 3%, although the UK has only 2% of the overall total allowable…

10th February 2025

Atlanto Scandian herring season gets underway for Scottish fleet

10th February 2025

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The DNG brand has been through a few changes over those years, but today this is in the hands of the Slippurinn shipyard, which is where the new DNG reels have been…

7th February 2025

Iconic DNG jigging reel revamped

7th 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

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental NGOs have praised the Danish government’s proposal to ban bottom trawling in over 17% of its waters.

5th February 2025

NGOs praise Danish trawl ban

5th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has confirmed that changes will be made to a number of exemptions to the landing obligation – or so-called “discard ban” – in English waters following…

5th February 2025

English fisheries landing obligations change

5th February 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Peru’s second fishing season of 2024 in the North-Centre of the country ended with a catch 2.42 million tonnes of anchoveta, while fishing operations continue in the south, according to IFFO, The…

5th February 2025

New fishmeal, fish oil production estimates

5th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather feedback on the effectiveness of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

3rd February 2025

Brussels opens CFP public consultation

3rd February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European fishing industry representative body Europêche has welcomed the commitment shown by new EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis to delivering a resilient, competitive and sustainable fisheries sector. 

3rd February 2025

EU Commissioner Kadis praised for support of fishing industry

3rd February 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafish has teamed up with the fishing community in the north-west of England to promote the health benefits of the thornback ray, an underused fish species found in UK waters.

30th January 2025

WATCH: Seafish champions underused thornback ray

30th January 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Seafood is critical to global nutrition and food security, and its consumption is rising each year. However, increasing amounts also end up uneaten. A new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF)…

29th January 2025

Revolutionising fishing – the valorisation of waste and by-products

29th January 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Economic conditions, geopolitics and supply availability will significantly influence global animal protein markets in 2025, but while demand remains uncertain due to macroeconomic fluctuations and policy changes, seafood is poised to surpass…

29th January 2025

Seafood to dethrone poultry as main driver of global protein supply growth

29th January 2025