Fisheries

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Up to US$240 million is being made available for habitat restoration and coastal resilience in the United States through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, the NOAA Fisheries Office of…

21st August 2023

Millions made available for US coastal resilience

21st August 2023

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Fish aggregation devices (FADs) that are biodegradable and non-entangling have been the subject of a trial funded by the EU, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) and the US, through a Western…

16th August 2023

Jelly FADs present a sustainable solution

16th August 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Scottish government is considering plans to introduce electronic tracking monitoring technology for small fishing vessels.

16th August 2023

New Scottish fisheries measures announced

16th August 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

China is circumventing its own squid fishing bans by deliberately avoiding areas where fishing actually takes place, according to new research from Oceana.

14th August 2023

China accused of ‘fishing ban PR stunt’

14th August 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Wanchese Argentina, a subsidiary of Wanchese Fish Company, has named its new Argentine scallop vessel Erin Bruce II at a ceremony in Vigo, Spain. 

10th August 2023

New scalloper for Argentina

10th August 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Macduff Shipyards Ltd has signed over its latest newbuild fishing vessel, Zenith BF 106, to owner Mark Robertson and his sons Paul and Adam.

9th August 2023

New prawn catcher joins Scottish fleet

9th August 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The EU-UK Specialised Committee on Fisheries (SCF) has reached three agreements for better fisheries management between the European Union and the United Kingdom, the European Commission has confirmed.

9th August 2023

EU, UK make three agreements on fisheries management

9th August 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Parlevliet & van der Plas’ new pelagic freezer trawler already under construction at the Tersan yard in Turkey is going to be significantly more modest in size than the vessel it replaces.

7th August 2023

Downscaling for new P&P pelagic catcher

7th August 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

This year is set to be one of the top five seasons of the past two decades for wild sockeye salmon.

7th August 2023

Strong sockeye harvest follows record year

7th August 2023

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Seattle trawler Storm Petrel has finished its first trips using a pair of Tornado pelagic trawl doors from Vónin. Skipper Acácio DoMar has been impressed with how the new doors have handled.

2nd August 2023

Vónin’s Tornado doors make Bering Sea debut

2nd August 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar built its reputation supplying its robust Cleopatra fast fishing vessels to its home market, but these days a substantial part of its activity is in exports – notably in…

2nd August 2023

Cleopatras gain popularity with Norwegian fleet

2nd August 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

The Benelux states of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg have never been amongst Europe’s elite band of fish-producing nations, despite the first two having North Sea coastlines. Consequently, a significant proportion of their…

2nd August 2023

Benelux fishers in troubled waters

2nd August 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is urging Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) tuna fisheries to strengthen regional fisheries management to meet more stringent Marine Stewardship Council expectations.

31st July 2023

ISSF calls for stronger Pacific tuna control

31st July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A network of underwater cameras is being deployed in England’s south-west to monitor habitats of key species such as sea bass and grey mullet.

24th July 2023

Underwater cameras monitor juvenile fish

24th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Spain’s Freire Shipyard has signed a contract with the French national institute for ocean science IFREMER for the construction of a new vessel for the French Oceanographic Fleet. It will be operated by…

20th July 2023

Freire to build French research vessel

20th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new funding bill recently approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee will secure more than US$206 million for salmon recovery and marine habitat restoration.

19th July 2023

Funding boost for US Pacific salmon

19th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK Government has set out further post-Brexit steps which it says will deliver a thriving, sustainable fishing industry for the future.

18th July 2023

UK seizes post-Brexit freedoms for fisheries management

18th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has launched a scientific database on Black Sea fisheries. 

18th July 2023

Database built for Black Sea fisheries research

18th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Seafood Ethics Action (SEA) Alliance says it will ‘robustly’ investigate allegations made by the Financial Times about the mistreatment of migrant crew in the UK.

17th July 2023

Migrant labour abuses in UK fishing investigated

17th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK government has allocated the Scottish fishing industry £20.8 million from its £100 million Seafood Fund.

17th July 2023

Scottish seafood given £21m government boost

17th July 2023