Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU fishers have raised concerns with the European Commission over scientific assessment of the status of central Baltic herring.

20th October 2023

EAPO queries ICES herring advice

20th October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Climate change is devastating marine life, particularly threatening Asian countries, a global consortium of marine biologists has warned.

20th October 2023

Asian fisheries at high-risk of climate crisis, warn scientists

20th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Rising sea surface temperatures are affecting fish distribution in Indian waters, according to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

19th October 2023

India explores climate change resilience

19th October 2023

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Inmarsat Maritime, part of the Viasat global communications company, has won the 2023 International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) Award for Innovation and Technology in Maritime Search and Rescue. 

19th October 2023

Inmarsat lands search and rescue award

19th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

All EU fishing vessels will be monitored and their catches reported electronically to ensure full traceability, under a revamped EU fisheries control system.

18th October 2023

EC passes electronic monitoring law

18th October 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard Inc has confirmed the delivery of NB1102 Gadus, the Arctic freezer trawler it has built for P/F JFK from the Faroe Islands.

17th October 2023

Tersan Shipyard delivers Gadus

17th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

In Norway’s Council of State on 16 October 2023, the country’s king made several ministerial changes in the government. Among these, Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy, Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran, was honourably discharged…

17th October 2023

Norway appoints new fisheries minister in government shake up

17th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A total 1,414,598 tonnes of fisheries products were caught by Iceland’s fishing fleet in 2022, representing an increase of 23% on the previous year, new industry figures from Statistics Iceland confirm. These…

17th October 2023

Iceland increases fisheries and export earnings

17th October 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A new trawler being built for Scotland’s Sunbeam Fishing Ltd is to have a broad range of Brunvoll products incorporated into its design.

17th October 2023

Brunvoll lands contract for Sunbeam’s new trawler

17th October 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Fishing companies could soon receive upfront investment in return for a temporary reduction in fishing pressure through a new financial product developed by Planet Tracker.

16th October 2023

Finance to be offered in return for less fishing effort

16th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Iceland’s fishing fleet decreased by 1% or 1,706 tonnes year-on-year in September 2023 to a total 119,346 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

16th October 2023

Less Icelandic cod caught in September

16th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

NOAA has pledged funding worth US$20.1 million for research into and monitoring of harmful algal bloom (HAB) throughout US coastal and Great Lakes waters.

16th October 2023

NOAA pledges algal bloom research funding

16th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

In an open letter to ministers, the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) warns its patience is running out with governments’ inaction to halt overfishing in the Northeast Atlantic

13th October 2023

‘Enough is enough’: NAPA’s plea to end overfishing

13th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

MarinTrust has launched a new web page for all fishery improvement projects (FIP) in its improver programme.

11th October 2023

MarinTrust launches online FIP resource

11th October 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

There’s been a long series of pelagic vessels sailing from Shetland under the Altaire name, with the last few built at Norwegian yards. However, this time around, the Altaire Fishing Company opted…

11th October 2023

New-generation Altaire joins Shetland fleet

11th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A video on the Scottish pelagic industry-science data collection programme aims to highlight the benefits the scheme brings to fisheries management and the marine environment.

10th October 2023

Pelagic sector highlights benefits of collecting good data

10th October 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Båtbygg AS has placed an order with Brunvoll for a complete propulsion and manoeuvring solution for Austral Fisheries’ new longline fishing vessel. The vessel is designed by Marin Teknikk AS for operation…

6th October 2023

Brunvoll contracted for new longliner’s propulsion package

6th October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

New work in the Mediterranean in the fields of fishing technology and aquaculture research and in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing were recognised at an awards ceremony, held…

5th October 2023

Fisheries and aquaculture innovators receive MedFish4Ever awards

5th October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Transformative, science-based responses are needed to ensure a sustainable future for the Mediterranean’s fisheries and aquaculture ventures, identified the high-level MedFish4Ever conference in Malta (3-4 October 2023).

5th October 2023

MedFish4Ever scales up fisheries, aquaculture commitments

5th October 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Bergen, Norway-headquartered Corvus Energy has been selected by Hvide Sande Shipyard in Denmark to supply a complete hydrogen fuel cell system for the new fishing training vessel MS Skulebas. 

4th October 2023

Corvus fuels world’s first zero-emission fishing vessel

4th October 2023