Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Tuna purse seine company Caroline Fisheries Corporation has joined the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) as a Funding Partner, becoming the organisation’s first partner from Micronesia.

7th June 2022

Caroline Fisheries joins GSSI

7th June 2022

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

New funding of £500,000 has been allocated to support the development of wild salmon conservation measures in Scotland.

7th June 2022

Salmon recovery funding

7th June 2022

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

“I can’t seem to lose the passion for all this,” said Arthur Bogason, back as Chairman of the Icelandic National Association of Small Boat Owners (NASBO) after a seven-year break.

6th June 2022

Championing small-scale

6th June 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

An Icelandic supplier went to manufacturers in Europe to locate raw material for rockhopper footropes that have a longer working lifetime – and the military-grade rubber they found has outperformed traditional hopper…

6th June 2022

Rockhoppers made to last

6th June 2022

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Spanish technology group Satlink is the only foreign firm that has been certified and authorised by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to supply systems for the UK’s inshore vessel monitoring scheme which…

6th June 2022

Satlink UK approval

6th June 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

£1.8 million in new funding to boost the development of precision fishing technology for the commercial fishing industry has been secured by SafetyNet Technologies, which has already developed a number of innovative…

1st June 2022

Precision fishing funding

1st June 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Factory trawler Blængur, operated by Icelandic company Síldarvinnslan, has recently completed a trip in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea, landing a catch worth a record ISK 635 million 

1st June 2022

Twin-riggers record trip

1st June 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Stadyard has completed the new pelagic vessel Skår Senior, which has been delivered to owner Roy Skår and his family

1st June 2022

New pelagic catcher

1st June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A final rule to modify the annual US quota and sub-quotas for Atlantic bluefin tuna as well as the annual US North Atlantic albacore tuna (northern albacore) quota have been announced by…

1st June 2022

US tuna quota changes

1st June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s failure to reach agreements on reducing yellowfin and skipjack tuna catches and to adopt a new management measure for drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) has disappointed the…

26th May 2022

IOTC’s ‘missed opportunity’

26th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A fleet of tuna fishing vessels with a history of illegal activity has been blacklisted in the Indian Ocean by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).

25th May 2022

Illegal fleet blacklisted

25th May 2022

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Sashimi-grade tuna specialist Toei Reefer Line recently switched its satellite service provision for four internationally-trading ships to Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress solution, with the move recognising the importance that reliable and enhanced connectivity can play…

24th May 2022

Inmarsat connects tuna crews

24th May 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

More than 500 medical kits are being distributed to Thailand’s fishing fleet by Bangkok-based seafood giant Thai Union through a new initiative to enhance the health and safety of workers onboard fishing vessels.

24th May 2022

Medical kits for Thai fishers

24th May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new partnership has been created to strengthen the control of fishing activities around Benin.

23rd May 2022

West Africa IUU fishing pact

23rd May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Billed as a “world-first method for catching scallops”, an alternative to damaging dredging activities has been developed thanks to funding from the UK government’s Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF).

18th May 2022

Scallop breakthrough

18th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

US fishermen and fish catches were hit hard in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic, two new fishery status updates released by NOAA Fisheries have confirmed.

16th May 2022

US counts cost of COVID

16th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Australian government is investing AUS$1.5 million in improving mental health support for commercial fishers across the country. 

16th May 2022

Fishers wellbeing support

16th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A bumper capelin catch helped Iceland’s fleet to land 34% more fish in the 12 months through April 2022, with almost 1.48 million tonnes of fish and shellfish recorded in the preliminary…

16th May 2022

Capelin lifts Iceland catch

16th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new round of funding to support Scottish fishing businesses and wider marine organisations in coastal communities is open for applications.

13th May 2022

Scottish fishing aid

13th May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is calling for urgent and immediate steps to reduce catch of yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean.

11th May 2022

ISSF urges action on tuna

11th May 2022