Fishing Gear

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The whelk fishery is second only to scallops for the Normandy fleet – and a number of gaps remain in the knowledge relating to this important fishery pursued by around 130 fishing…

19th June 2025

Studying Normandy’s whelk fishery

19th June 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Handed over just a few weeks after the completion of Prion for the Petrel Fishing Company, which also starting fishing this season, newbuild Argos Berbés has an 85-metre overall length and a…

28th May 2025

Second South Atlantic trawler from Galician yard

28th May 2025

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

A community-led initiative which has been successfully tackling the growing issue of abandoned fishing gear in Welsh waters is now concerned that a lack of financial support could bring its recycling network…

12th May 2025

Recycle Môr: Wales turns the tide on abandoned fishing gear

12th May 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

High-risk areas for endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) by-catch in UK seafood supply chains are the focus of a new report from WWF, with the environmental charity also evaluating the effectiveness, costs…

1st May 2025

Report: Innovation and technology key to reducing marine by-catch, protecting endangered species

1st May 2025

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

A consortium of companies in Norway and Iceland have put into use netting that’s been derived from recycled fishing gear.

1st April 2025

First net from recycled material

1st April 2025

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has announced the launch of NB1124 – soon to be named Takapo – a new state-of-the-art fishing vessel commissioned by Aurora Fisheries, a part of the Solander Group.

19th March 2025

Tersan launches Aurora Fisheries’ new factory freezer trawler

19th March 2025

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Tests carried out on compostable fish aggregating devices (FADs) in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans by Zunibal, in collaboration with AZTI, have paved the way towards the development of a new FAD…

19th March 2025

Zunibal, AZTI develop new biodegradable FAD

19th March 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Following the conclusion of second edition of the European Ocean Days, held in Brussels from 3 to 7 March 2025, ocean advocates BLOOM, Blue Marine Foundation, Défense des Milieux Aquatiques, Empesca’t, National…

11th March 2025

Kadis urged to affirm stance on bottom trawling

11th March 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Norwegian fishing company Bluewild’s new trawler Ecofive has been handed over by the Westcon yard and this innovative new vessel has steamed to Ålesund for the last stages of outfitting before it…

4th March 2025

Ambitious thinking behind new factory trawler

4th March 2025

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The DNG brand has been through a few changes over those years, but today this is in the hands of the Slippurinn shipyard, which is where the new DNG reels have been…

7th February 2025

Iconic DNG jigging reel revamped

7th February 2025