Fishing Gear

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

A UK North East marine technology company has joined forces with a regional environmental charity to tackle the growing problem of ghost fishing gear littering the seabed off the region’s coastline.

24th June 2026

Technology boosts ghost gear recovery

24th June 2026

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Austral Fisheries has expanded its premium Glacier 51 toothfish fleet with the launch of the Australian fishing company’s new flagship vessel, Austral Odyssey, marking a significant investment in technology, product quality and long-term operations in the Southern Ocean.

24th February 2026

Austral Fisheries launches hybrid-powered Austral Odyssey to bolster Glacier 51 toothfish fleet

24th February 2026

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Satlink and Somalia-based NGO MARCOD Center have teamed up to bring Project ReCon to Somalia, marking a significant step forward in tackling marine debris while strengthening coastal community resilience.

11th February 2026

Project ReCon launches in Somalia

11th February 2026

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkish shipbuilder Tersan Shipyard has delivered the advanced fishing vessel Leinebris (NB1116) to Norwegian owner Leinebris AS, marking a significant step forward in multi-gear capability and low-emission vessel design for the fisheries sector.

10th February 2026

Tersan hands over hybrid longliner–seiner Leinebris, setting new benchmarks

10th February 2026

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The launch of Júlíus Geirmundsson ÍS-270’s partially outfitted hull recently took place at the Astilleros Ría de Vigo facilities, the former Barreras shipyard now part of the Armón Group.

10th February 2026

Newbuild Júlíus Geirmundsson floated at Armón yard

10th February 2026

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Russian Crab has taken delivery of the latest addition to the company’s growing fleet, with the formal christening and handover of vivier crabber Alexandr Sapozhnikov, named after the director who steered the…

23rd January 2026

New Russian crabber named after former company director

23rd January 2026

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

More fishing and aquaculture equipment is being collected and recycled – driven by stronger collaboration across the value chain and growing focus on circular design.

23rd January 2026

Recycling gear – a positive spiral

23rd January 2026

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Vestværftet has delivered new seiner Elias Johan to Sørvågen company Benonisen Fiskeri. Built to operate as a seine netter for demersal species and a purse seiner for pelagics, the vessel has options…

23rd January 2026

Lofoten seiner arrives from Danish builder

23rd January 2026

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

When Icelandic fishing company Gjögur’s new pelagic vessel Hákon TH-250 was in the planning process, the decision was taken to invest in the latest controllable Thyborøn trawl doors. These were a pair…

17th December 2025

Hákon praises Thyborøn controllable doors after a year at sea

17th December 2025

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

To-date, more than 470,000 metres of Hampiðjan’s DynIce Data cable have been supplied to customers around the world, with the company reporting that the oldest cable known to be still in operation has…

17th December 2025

Unique net sounder cable gathers worldwide appeal

17th December 2025