Fisheries

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

A prototype sailing catamaran has launched aiming to revive wind propulsion for artisanal fishing and reduce the environmental footprint of coastal fisheries.

2nd December 2022

Fishing by sail power

2nd December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Western Australia’s rock lobster fishery is celebrating 22 years of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification following the announcement of its fifth successful assessment, on 29 November 2022. 

2nd December 2022

Rock lobster on a roll

2nd December 2022

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Royal Greenland’s fishing fleet renewal has continued with its newest and most high-tech vessel Akamalik being equipped with an onboard shrimp processing factory from Danish processing equipment specialists Carsoe.

2nd December 2022

Carsoe fits new shrimper

2nd December 2022

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Today’s market presents both obstacles and opportunities for the small-scale fisheries (SSF) sector, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, with the body identifying that current structures…

2nd December 2022

From problem to solution

2nd December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Spain and Croatia have been given €1.12 billion and €243.6 million respectively in EU funding to help promote sustainable fisheries and aquaculture and stimulate innovation and growth.

1st December 2022

Funding for Spain, Croatia

1st December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK is set to benefit from fishing opportunities worth nearly £5 million after reaching an agreement with Norway to secure access to key fishing stocks.

30th November 2022

UK-Norway quota deal

30th November 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Oceana and the global mobile satellite communications are working together to tighten the net on illegal fishing.

29th November 2022

Illegal fishing crackdown

29th November 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Germany and Bulgaria have been given €211.8 million and €85 million respectively in EU funding to help promote sustainable fisheries and aquaculture and stimulate innovation and growth.

28th November 2022

Germany, Bulgaria funding

28th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Low-impact precision seabed harvester Arctic Pearl is ready to set course for the Barents Sea and the reopening of the Arctic scallop fishery for the first time in 30 years.

28th November 2022

Scallop project launched

28th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Faroe Islands and Russia have concluded consultations on their fisheries cooperation for 2023. 

28th November 2022

2023 Faroes-Russia deal

28th November 2022

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Nodosa shipyard in Spain has formalised an agreement for the construction of a new freezer trawler for Orion Fishing Company Ltd, a venture jointly-owned by Vigo’s Armadora Pereira SA and Malvinas, Falklands-based…

24th November 2022

New trawler for Orion

24th November 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

The first at-sea assessment of working conditions and crew welfare onboard a longline vessel supplying Thai Union has already led to improvements being made, with more expected to follow, according to the…

24th November 2022

TU improves fisher welfare

24th November 2022

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Engine company Yanmar America has completed the installation of powerful and fuel-efficient marine diesel engines in the two Maine lobster boats, Mattie & Ayva (Wesmac 50) and KGB (Libby 47), both based…

24th November 2022

Yanmar power for Maine

24th November 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Peru’s Ministry of Production (Produce) has authorised the start of the second season of industrial fishing for anchovy (Engraulis ringens) and white anchovy (Anchoa nasus), destined for indirect human consumption, in the…

24th November 2022

Peru sets anchovy quota

24th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Action is urgently needed to prevent the depletion of Pacific tuna stocks, warns the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF).

24th November 2022

ISSF urges action on tuna

24th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has agreed new sustainable management procedures for bluefin tuna and shortfin mako sharks and better protection for sea turtles.

23rd November 2022

ICCAT protects bluefin

23rd November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

International non-profit Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is calling on member governments of the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to pass important conservation management measures for tuna stocks at the 19th Regular…

23rd November 2022

MSC urges tuna progress

23rd November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The world’s first population-wide fishing quota for highly vulnerable shortfin mako sharks has been agreed by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).

23rd November 2022

First mako shark quota

23rd November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) decision to suspend the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery’s eco-certification has not gone down well with leaders in the US state.

18th November 2022

Maine reacts to MSC loss

18th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Gulf of Maine lobster fishery’s Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification is being suspended amid concerns of endangered North Atlantic right whales becoming entangled in fishing gear.

17th November 2022

Maine loses eco-label

17th November 2022