Fisheries

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

More than 12 years have passed since the Fosnavåg-based owners of fishing company Gollenes AS sailed from Skagen with their 62-metre fishing vessel. It performed so well that they’ve been back to…

23rd June 2023

Gollenes – it’s all about versatility

23rd June 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Japan is the world’s third largest seafood importer after the US and the EU, and home to the world’s largest seafood market, Toyosu, in Tokyo. For centuries, seafood has been intricately linked…

23rd June 2023

Japan’s latest step against illegal seafood

23rd June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has welcomed five new companies to its member network.

22nd June 2023

IPNLF swells its ranks

22nd June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Treaty of the High Seas was adopted by consensus and standing ovation during the United Nations meeting in New York on 19 June 2023. 

21st June 2023

Treaty of the High Seas adopted

21st June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The addition of more marine parks in Southeast Australia will reduce the fish supply and impact jobs in rural towns, according to the South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) and the…

21st June 2023

Australia warned marine parks could hurt fishers

21st June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Professor Stuart Rogers, Cefas’ former Chief Scientist, has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE), recognising his extraordinary scientific career dedicated to tackling some of the biggest challenges facing the…

20th June 2023

OBE awarded to Cefas chief scientist

20th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet decreased by 11% or more than 42,000 tonnes in May 2023 to a total 101,847 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

19th June 2023

Declining cod catch hits Iceland’s May landings

19th June 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fishing communities across Scotland have joined forces to challenge the proposed ban on commercial activities in areas of coastal waters.

16th June 2023

Salmon farmers in anti-HPMA petition

16th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

In response to fishery stakeholders, the Peruvian government has issued a historic decree to enable fisher registration by cooperatives in the mahi-mahi and jumbo flying squid fisheries, two of the most globally…

16th June 2023

Peru gives crucial support to artisanal fishers

16th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

For the third consecutive year, the UK government has decided to not allow sandeel fishing for the benefit of the wider marine ecosystem – such as seabirds and marine mammals – that…

16th June 2023

No sandeels for UK fishers in 2023

16th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Overfishing in the European Union has decreased according to the latest figures from the European Commission.

15th June 2023

EU fish stocks improving, overfishing down

15th June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish sandwiches, Double Fish burgers and Kids Fish Fillet burgers served in more than 5,000 restaurants in China will now include the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) blue eco-label.

15th June 2023

McDonald’s China adds seafood eco-label to menu

15th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Washington-headquartered National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council has confirmed Direct Source Seafood has joined the sustainability group.

14th June 2023

Direct Source joins NFI Crab Council

14th June 2023

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