Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Spanish fishing company Pesquería Vasco-Montañesa SA (Pevasa Group) has renewed its Friend of the Sea Sustainable Fishing Certification that it initially obtained in 2009.

14th June 2023

Pevasa renews sustainable fishing certification

14th June 2023

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

Ecuadorian tuna fishing operator NIRSA has completed a project to convert the tailshaft seals and bearings aboard the 1973-built tuna vessel BP EL Marquez to a seawater-lubricated package from Thordon Bearings.

13th June 2023

Thordon wins Ecuador tuna conversion project

13th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Members of the European Parliament and farming and fisheries trade bodies have united to reject proposals to restore degraded ecosystems.

12th June 2023

United call for EU nature law rethink

12th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Having analysed recommendations from the Peruvian Sea Institute (Imarpe), Peru’s Ministry of Production (Produce) has announced it will not allow the first anchovy season in the north-central zone (LMTCP North-Centre) to take…

12th June 2023

Peru halts first anchovy season

12th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies has been formally accepted by the European Union on behalf of its 27 member states.

8th June 2023

EU accepts agreement on fisheries subsidies

8th June 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Macduff Shipyards Limited recently signed over its latest newbuild fishing vessel Excel BF 110 to owner/skipper Derek Watt and his son Philip. This new fishing vessel replaces the owner’s previous vessel of the same…

8th June 2023

Macduff delivers new Excel to Scotland

8th June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The call to end overfishing in the European Union has been given a boost by global celebrities posing naked with fish.

7th June 2023

Celebrities expose naked truth of overfishing

7th June 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Bluewild AS, Ulstein Design & Solutions AS and Westcon Yards have been awarded Ship of the Year 2023 for the environmentally-friendly factory trawler Ecofive. 

7th June 2023

Groundbreaking fishing vessel wins Ship of the Year

7th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Peru’s Ministry of Production (Produce) has established this year’s catch quota for its giant squid (Dosidicus Gigas) resource at 420,000 tonnes, with the objective of guaranteeing a sustainable use of the species.

7th June 2023

Peru lowers giant squid quota

7th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The wreck of Spanish fishing trawler Villa de Pitanxo that sunk off the Canadian coast in February last year claiming 21 lives has been found, officials have confirmed.

6th June 2023

Sunken Spanish trawler found

6th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Through Ministerial Resolution No. 000191-2023-Produce, Peru’s Ministry of Production has set 2023’s first fishing season for its anchovy (Engraulis ringens) and white anchovy (Anchoa nasus) resources destined for indirect human consumption in…

6th June 2023

Peru slashes first season anchovy catch limit

6th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Parliament and Council of the EU have reached an agreement on revising the fisheries control system to better implement the Common Fisheries Policy.

2nd June 2023

EU agrees fisheries control changes

2nd June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in the first quarter of this year decreased by 8% or more than 44,000 tonnes compared with the first three months…

1st June 2023

Iceland’s Q1 catch slips but value holds firm

1st June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Government of the Faroe Islands is to impose further restrictive measures against Russia by increasing limits on port access for Russian fishing vessels.

1st June 2023

Faroes extends ban on Russian fishing vessels

1st June 2023

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

California-headquartered communications company Viasat Inc has confirmed the completion of its acquisition of Inmarsat, stating that the combined company would enhance its scale and scope to continue to drive growth in the increasingly…

31st May 2023

Done deal – Inmarsat acquired by Viasat

31st May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has advised that Mexico has failed to halt the illegal wildlife trade threatening the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, diminishing the effectiveness of an international wildlife treaty. 

31st May 2023

Washington warns Mexico over illegal fishing

31st May 2023

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Tersan Shipyard has confirmed it has a contract in place with Parlevliet & Van der Plas to build a new state-of-the-art pelagic freezer trawler.

30th May 2023

Turkish shipyard wins P&P newbuild contract

30th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

On behalf of the European Union, the European Council has adopted the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which includes substantial limitations on subsidising unsustainable fishing.

30th May 2023

EU joins WTO fisheries subsidies agreement

30th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

From summer 2023, share fishermen, trawler skippers and experienced deckhands on large fishing vessels will benefit from lower fees and salary requirements. This will ensure that the fishing sector can continue to…

25th May 2023

Fishing jobs added to occupation shortage list

25th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishers will continue to be supported following the outcome of independent testing on inshore vessel monitoring systems (I-VMS) devices, the UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has confirmed. The public body has also…

25th May 2023

UK inshore vessel monitoring rules put on hold

25th May 2023