Fisheries

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The Scottish pelagic partnership that has  taken delivery of new vessel Artemis started out fishing in 2020 with the former Resolute – the 64-metre pelagic trawler renamed Artemis – while its new…

5th January 2023

Artemis delivered

5th January 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A Dutch company owned by Baldvin Thorsteinsson has reached an agreement on buying the assets of Alda Seafood Holding and will therefore acquire the foreign operations of Samherji Holding. 

3rd January 2023

Samherji foreign ops sale

3rd January 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

FISH Standard for Crew Inc has confirmed that the Phoenix Processors Limited Partnership’s (PPLP) two processor vessels have been awarded the third-party certification. 

22nd December 2022

FISH for Phoenix

22nd December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK fishing industry is to benefit from an additional 140,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities in 2023 worth £282 million.

22nd December 2022

£282m UK fishing deal

22nd December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

To increase the global representation and recognition of the professionalism of fishing, the Nautical Institute has opened its membership to the UK and international commercial fishing industry. 

21st December 2022

Nautical Institute opening

21st December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A much lower pelagic catch led the Icelandic fishing fleet to land 70,628 tonnes of wild-capture fish and shellfish last month, down 27% from November 2021’s 96,641 tonnes.

20th December 2022

Icelandic catch falls

20th December 2022

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Shipyard Damen Maaskant and New Zealand-based seafood company Sanford Limited have signed a contract for the design and build of a new scampi vessel.

19th December 2022

Scampi newbuild order

19th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU negotiators have reached agreements with Northeast Atlantic coastal states, as well as with the UK and Norway on the shared management of key stocks in 2023, the European Commission has confirmed.

15th December 2022

NEA 2023 catch deal

15th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Ireland’s fishing industry has welcomed a commitment from Minister for the Marine Charlie McConalogue to protect access to the country’s rich blue whiting fishing grounds, with him stating this week that he…

14th December 2022

Irish blue whiting boost

14th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Next year’s fishing opportunities for the fish stocks exclusively managed by the EU in the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, including deepsea stocks for 2023 and 2024, have been agreed by the…

14th December 2022

2023 EU catches adopted

14th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU fisheries ministers have agreed fishing opportunities for 2023 for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, which include new catch limits for Mediterranean species with a high commercial value.

14th December 2022

Med fishing agreement

14th December 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Five research projects have been awarded over £3.5 million to gather vital evidence to inform how UK fisheries are managed and to protect marine habitats.

13th December 2022

UK sustainability boost

13th December 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new fund has been launched to help save Scotland’s iconic wild salmon through habitat protection, protection from predators, and restocking programmes.

13th December 2022

Scots wild salmon support

13th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Bergen, Norway-headquartered pelagic fish company Pelagia AS has signed agreements with Vigner Olaisen AS and Fjellmyhr AS to purchase the remaining shares in Aquarius AS.

13th December 2022

Pelagia buys Aquarius

13th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Trilateral fisheries negotiations between the United Kingdom, Norway and EU have concluded with the UK fleet securing catch limits worth £202 million next year. This value represents a £33 million increase from 2022.

12th December 2022

UK nets more quotas

12th December 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Portugal and Slovenia will receive millions in funding from the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund 2021-2027.

6th December 2022

Portugal, Slovenia funding

6th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A £3 million funding scheme to support the fisheries, marine and aquaculture sectors in Wales is now open for expressions of interest, the country’s Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths has announced.

6th December 2022

Wales offers up support

6th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU social partners – the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and EU fishermen’s representative body Europêche – have called on the European Commission to base its decisions impacting the fisheries sector only after properly…

6th December 2022

‘Consider fishers’, EC urged

6th December 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Shout, a free 24/7 confidential text service has been launched to help tackle mental health in the UK fishing industry. 

6th December 2022

Fishers’ health service

6th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Greece and Romania have been given €363.7 million and €162.4 million respectively in EU funding to help promote sustainable fisheries and aquaculture and stimulate innovation and growth.

5th December 2022

Greece, Romania support

5th December 2022