Fisheries

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Danish processing equipment manufacturer Carsoe A/S has won a new contract from the Russian Fishery Company (RFC) for the fitting out of four of its vessels with fully-equipped onboard fish processing plants.…

12th January 2022

Russian Fishery Company places bumper follow-up onboard processing plant order with Carsoe

12th January 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A newly formed network is encouraging the fishing industry to come forward with ideas for scientific studies that support evidence-based decision-making in the UK.

7th January 2022

Network seeks ideas for improving UK fishing

7th January 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Commercial fishermen in the United States now have access to a free app that simplifies mandatory harvest reporting for both state and federally licensed fishermen.

6th January 2022

Reporting app for Maine lobster fishers

6th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Prices of frozen whole skipjack tuna in Bangkok continued to increase as 2021 drew to a close due to a decreasing raw material supply, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters…

6th January 2022

Bangkok skipjack tuna prices end 2021 on a high

6th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Dr Alexandra Leeper has joined the Iceland Ocean Cluster team as its new head of research and innovation. In the role, she will be seeking out innovative projects and opportunities both domestically…

4th January 2022

New head of research and development arrives at Iceland Ocean Cluster

4th January 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association (PFA), which represents the interests of nine European pelagic freezer-trawler companies that fish for human consumption, has appointed Tim Heddema as its new president.

3rd January 2022

Tim Heddema takes up the helm at PFA

3rd January 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities for 2022, covering all shared and jointly-managed fisheries resources in UK and EU waters.

22nd December 2021

EU, UK agree on 2022 fishing opportunities

22nd December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Negotiating as an independent coastal state, the United Kingdom has reached an agreement with Norway on fisheries access and quotas for 2022 through which both parties will permit some access to each…

22nd December 2021

UK, Norway agree fishing deal for 2022

22nd December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Wally Stevens, who has held various leadership roles with the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) for the past 14 years and is currently chief executive officer (CEO), is retiring at the end of…

21st December 2021

Global Seafood Alliance CEO Wally Stevens retires, Brian Perkins takes up position

21st December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

New supervisors have been appointed to lead NOAA survey teams monitoring bottom-dwelling fish and crabs

20th December 2021

New supervisors to lead NOAA survey teams

20th December 2021

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Among the measures announced for 2022 Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries are the continuing EU multiannual management plan for demersal stocks in the Western Mediterranean, adopted in June 2019.

17th December 2021

Tough measures for Mediterranean fisheries for 2022

17th December 2021

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The decisions have been taken on fishing opportunities for 2022 for fish stocks exclusively managed by the EU in the Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak and for stocks shared with Norway bilaterally and…

16th December 2021

Setting out 2022 fishing opportunities

16th December 2021

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Del Pacifico Seafoods, the only fair trade certified wild-caught Mexican shrimp product available on the market, has been awarded the Friend of the Sea certification in recognition of the company’s sustainable fishing methods that…

15th December 2021

Wild-caught blue Mexican shrimp get Friend of the Sea certification

15th December 2021

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Canada’s Minister for Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Joyce Murray, has highlighted that during the past two years, the Ghost Gear Program has helped remove approximately 739 tonnes of abandoned,…

6th December 2021

Ghost Gear Fund delivers results

6th December 2021

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The condition of cod stocks off the south coast of Newfoundland is a cause for optimism according to the latest science assessment for the 3Ps cod stock which Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)…

1st December 2021

Newfoundland cod stocks returning to normal levels

1st December 2021

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A routine fishery officer inspection in Canada has led to significant penalties and a fishing prohibition for a North Coast commercial salmon harvester.

1st December 2021

Routine fisheries inspections prove their worth

1st December 2021

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has appointed Garvan Meehan as principal of the National Fisheries College of Ireland in Greencastle, Co. Donegal.

25th November 2021

National Fisheries College of Ireland appoints new principal

25th November 2021

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Governments have agreed to set up a number of fisheries restricted areas (FRA) throughout the Adriatic Sea, following a successful experiment in Jabuka/Pomo Pit.

24th November 2021

New measures to protect marine resources in the Adriatic

24th November 2021

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Sri Lankan Blue Swimming Crab Fishery Improvement Project has been honoured with a Best Projects Sustainability Award 2021 by Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.

24th November 2021

Sri Lankan crab FIP wins sustainability award

24th November 2021

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Capelin is booming in Iceland, but marketing and climate change remain challenges.

17th November 2021

Capelin boom

17th November 2021