Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Alaska has harvested a total 230.2 million salmon in 2023, a 43% increase from the 2022 total harvest of 160.7 million fish, according to preliminary figures published by the Alaska Department of…

6th November 2023

Alaska’s salmon harvest loses significant value

6th November 2023

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

A new fishing vessel has left the Larsnes Mek Verksted shipyard to begin sea trials for owner Camaro Fiskeriselskap.

3rd November 2023

New Norwegian catcher Nord-Fugløy begins sea trials

3rd November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) and the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) are teaming up on scientific research and its use in fisheries management.

2nd November 2023

Scottish pelagic fishers turn to science

2nd November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Scottish government-funded study seeks to expand the knowledge and understanding of seabird by-catches in the offshore longline fishery for hake in UK and EU waters. This is being done through new data…

2nd November 2023

Understanding seabird interaction in Scottish longline fisheries

2nd November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Biden-Harris Administration is investing US$60 million for NOAA Fisheries to address tribal priorities and tackle the impacts of climate change on Pacific salmon.

1st November 2023

US funds salmon fisheries climate change adaptations

1st November 2023

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has launched NB1117, soon to be named Inuksuk II, a factory freezer stern trawler built for Niqitaq Fisheries in Canada.

1st November 2023

Tersan Shipyard launches Canada’s largest trawler

1st November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The delivery of a new fund to compensate Irish pelagic fishermen for the impacts Brexit has had on their businesses has been welcomed by the industry.

1st November 2023

Pelagic fishers welcome new funding to mitigate Brexit

1st November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new undercover investigation by Compassion in World Farming reveals footage of shocking and widespread cruelty taking place at Polish trout farms.

31st October 2023

VIDEO: Shocking cruelty uncovered in EU fish farms

31st October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

High value mackerel from Irish waters should be used for human consumption in Ireland, and not utlised as an animal feed ingredient in other countries, the country’s fishing industry has insisted ahead…

31st October 2023

Fishers insist mackerel shouldn’t go to animal feeds

31st October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

“The first E-Line hauling system went through a very long trial period onboard Loran, and after eight months in daily operations making sure we could be confident that it was right. Ståle…

31st October 2023

Coastal longlining going electric

31st October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A proposal for the catch limits for 18 fish stocks in the EU waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat and Skagerrak in 2024 has been put forward by the European Commission, with the…

26th October 2023

Fishing limits proposed for Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak

26th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

NGOs have condemned the European Union’s decision to keep open a Baltic Sea herring fishery, saying the move will contribute to ecosystem destruction and goes against EU law.

25th October 2023

EU Baltic herring decision slammed

25th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The management of reduction fisheries in South America continues to stagnate or even decline, according to a new report by Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP).

25th October 2023

South American reduction fisheries in decline, says SFP

25th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Papua New Guinea’s Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery has attained Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the country’s first small-scale fishery to achieve the standard.

25th October 2023

First for PNG as rock lobster fishery is certified sustainable

25th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Delegations of the European Union, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Norway and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement on the management measures for mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring in the…

25th October 2023

Northeast Atlantic mackerel, blue whiting and herring quotas set

25th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Council of the European Union has reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2024, following the European Commission’s proposal  made in August this year. 

24th October 2023

Agreement reached on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2024

24th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Peru’s Ministry of Production (Produce) has authorised the start of the second fishing season in the north-central area for anchovy (Engraulis ringens) and white anchovy (Anchoa nasus) in the north-central area of…

24th October 2023

Peru sets second anchovy season

24th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The protection of fisheries observers is a critical requirement for assuring sustainable fisheries, but sadly not all observers are adequately protected by their employers.

24th October 2023

Report: The importance of protecting fisheries observers

24th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new fisheries intelligence report has revealed that some Chinese vessels are exhibiting behaviour associated with spoofing and illegal fishing activities.

23rd October 2023

Fisheries intelligence stark warning over spoofing

23rd October 2023

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

As a key source of high-quality protein and other nutrients, seafood is an essential part of the human diet, and with the global population continuing to rise, demand is likely to increase…

23rd October 2023

Tuna side-streams – for a circular fish farming industry

23rd October 2023