Fisheries

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Up to US$3.5 million in annual funding is being made available to entrepreneurs and others developing new technologies that increase the sustainability of fisheries around the world by the San Francisco, California-based…

31st March 2022

Schmidt new tech funding

31st March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Three more organisations – Ocean Brands of Canada, Simplot Australia, and Bolton Group of Italy – have pledged their support to the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA), the supply chain group that wants to secure…

30th March 2022

NEA pelagic network widens

30th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Australia’s South East Trawl Fishery has welcomed AUD 24 million from the Federal Budget to support the structural adjustment of the fishery, with AUD 20 million used to buy back vessel permits.

30th March 2022

Australian trawl fishery aid

30th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Norwegian pelagic fish company Pelagia AS has signed an agreement with Arne Stang AS to purchase 100% of the shares in Norsk Fiskeindustri Invest AS (NFI).

28th March 2022

Pelagia purchases NFI

28th March 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has reported strong take-up of a new support scheme to help fishing boat owners adjust their businesses in a post-Brexit market.

28th March 2022

Post-Brexit support scheme

28th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Scotland’s fishing sector is to become more hands-on by collecting the data used to make yearly management decisions about herring, mackerel and blue whiting stocks, through a new government-supported, industry-led initiative.

24th March 2022

Scottish pelagics boost

24th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Norwegian insurance company Hydor has ended its contract with a fleet of vessels that were discovered fishing illegally across the Atlantic by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

23rd March 2022

Insurer ends IUU fleet cover

23rd March 2022

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Finland-headquartered technology group Wärtsilä’s has secured a contract to supply propulsion solutions to Finnur Fridi, a new state-of-the-art pelagic fishing trawler under construction at the Karstensen shipyard in Denmark. 

23rd March 2022

Wärtsilä lands trawler deal

23rd March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 80.5% is sourced from stocks deemed to be at “healthy” levels of abundance, according to the latest edition of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)…

18th March 2022

Global tuna health decline

18th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has confirmed that it will relaunch the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) in April this year in order to continue to provide support to England’s seafood…

18th March 2022

Fisheries, seafood support

18th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Scottish government has proposed a raft of new measures to make Scotland a world leader in sustainable stocks management.

17th March 2022

Scottish fisheries proposals

17th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, has been warned by European fishing leaders that the sharp rise in energy and logistics prices, caused by the invasion of Ukraine, necessitates the…

15th March 2022

Conflict – EU fishers at risk

15th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Marine conservation organisation Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has entered into a new agreement with Thai Union Group, which will see the world’s third-largest seafood company require its suppliers to participate in fishery…

14th March 2022

Thai Union, SFP partnership

14th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The first coldwater prawn fishing vessel has been certified to the Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS), the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed.

14th March 2022

RFVS prawn boat first

14th March 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Brittany, France-based trawl door manufacturer Morgère has begun promoting its range of doors for smaller, under 15-metre vessels across the Channel, saying they are well suited to parts of the UK and…

11th March 2022

Small trawl door solutions

11th March 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

A new steering and advisory group is being formed to focus on non-quota finfish species around the UK to help ensure their continued sustainable management.

9th March 2022

Non-quota UK finfish

9th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

To help restore ocean health, companies selling wild-caught seafood need to demonstrate a lot more accountability in their product procurement and ensure that they are sourcing from fishing operations that are behaving…

9th March 2022

John Kerry: Industry must step up

9th March 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers (GAPP) Board of Directors has approved a new strategic plan and associated budget to undertake the association’s first-ever national marketing programme.

8th March 2022

Alaska pollock campaign

8th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Rural Affairs Secretary, Mairi Gougeon, has instructed Scottish Government officials to withdraw from any fisheries negotiations involving the Russian Federation until further notice.

7th March 2022

Postpone fisheries talks

7th March 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

An advocacy group committed to sustainable deep fishing in the North Atlantic has urged coastal states to agree on the management of mackerel, herring and blue whiting, ending a 13 year dispute…

7th March 2022

North Atlantic quotas

7th March 2022