Fisheries

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The six fish auctions in Cornouaille, on the west coast of Brittany in West France (Audierne, Concarneau, Douarnenez, Le Guilvinec, Loctudy and Saint-Guénolé) managed by CCI Finistère, have undergone a significant modernisation,…

9th July 2024

Six fish auctions of Cornouaille harmonised in new platform

9th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A first meeting of the new ITUNNES project has been held, with the initiative aiming to foster the implementation of effective management measures for tropical tunas at regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs)…

9th July 2024

European tuna science project launched

9th July 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Satlink has been selected as a finalist in the 2024 World Sustainability Awards in the ‘Communications’ category.

8th July 2024

Satlink chosen as Sustainability Awards finalist

8th July 2024

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Although innovative tech company Marelec has expanded in recent years into sophisticated weighing and processing systems, the company’s roots lie in deck and winch systems for fishing vessels – and it hasn’t…

8th July 2024

Ready to revolutionise beam trawling with AI

8th July 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

With diesel-electric propulsion and an array of electric winches, designed to minimise fuel consumption and emissions, San Koura Rangi is expected to contribute to Sanford’s target of reducing the carbon footprint from…

5th July 2024

Sanford scampi trawler heads to Holland for outfitting

5th July 2024

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Winning the highly-coveted Innovation Award at the recent Seawork Expo 2024, Europe’s largest on-water commercial vessel expo, is affirmation of all the hard work that Sea-Flux has put into launching in the…

4th July 2024

Award-winning Sea-Flux champions safer seagoing

4th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

America’s Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council says that performance of federally managed fisheries in the region is good with no overfishing.

2nd July 2024

Opportunities and challenges in Western Pacific fisheries

2nd July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With less than two months until the opening of Nor-Fishing 2024, the event has announced the three finalists for its Innovation Award, with the winner to be announced at the opening ceremony…

2nd July 2024

Nor-Fishing names Innovation Award finalists

2nd July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new fund has been launched to help Peruvian fishers develop and implement sustainable fishing practices.

28th June 2024

Fund launches to finance Peruvian fishers

28th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A team of scientists from the AZTI Technology Centre has developed a novel way of better understanding the interdependency of fish species.

27th June 2024

DNA shows who eats whom

27th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The partial agreement reached between the UK, Norway and the Faroe Islands on the sharing of the Northeast Atlantic mackerel fishing opportunities has disappointed the EU fishing industry, according to Europêche and the European Association of…

27th June 2024

EU fishers slam UK, Norway, Faroes mackerel deal

27th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With Western Australia Fishing Industry Council (WAFIC) Chief Executive Officer Darryl Hockey stepping down after four years in the role, an executive recruitment process has appointed former Forest Industries Federation WA Executive…

27th June 2024

WAFIC names new CEO

27th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A consultation to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the common fisheries policy (CFP) has been started by the European Commission with the aim to gather evidence and different perspectives from a range of…

26th June 2024

Brussels launches CFP evaluation

26th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

After 15 years of dedicated service, Alex Wiseman has retired as Chair of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA). Former Vice-chair Richard Williamson has been elected as the new Chair, while Alexander…

26th June 2024

Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association names new leaders

26th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Next year’s Barents Sea cod fishing quotas should be reduced by 31%, which would be its lowest level in over two decades, according to the latest advice from the Joint Russian-Norwegian Arctic Fisheries…

25th June 2024

Huge cod quota cut advised for Barents Sea

25th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Oceana UK is preparing to take the UK government to court over what it calls the severe threat to marine life caused by the latest licences for oil and gas exploration in…

25th June 2024

Oceana seeks legal action over UK oil and gas licences

25th June 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

There had been delays to the newbuild’s delivery, due to the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine and delayed deliveries of equipment, but Kjell-Gunnar Hoddevik and business partners Johnny Årvik and Jan-Ove Langeland have…

24th June 2024

Whitefish, shrimp and crab options for new Polarbris

24th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) has strengthened its Indonesian team with the appointment of a new Indonesia Program Lead.

24th June 2024

IPNLF names new Indonesia lead

24th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Spanish tuna fleet is pioneering a new initiative to use more than 1,500 smart buoys to help ensure catch is targeted at species with healthy stock levels.

20th June 2024

Smart buoys used to identify tuna species

20th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing industry body Europêche has formally requested European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to address the imminent vacancy being left by EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius and…

20th June 2024

European President urged to ensure political neutrality during interim fisheries period

20th June 2024