Fishing Technology

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

With plans to onboard more brands and fisheries, the Australian company is profiting from its sustainability and traceability investments.

15th November 2024

How green storytelling is paying off for Austral Fisheries

15th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing nets sunk at the bottom of harbour in the Danish port of Hirtshals are part of a long-term evaluation of biodegradable static nets, monitored at regular intervals to check condition and…

15th November 2024

Evaluating biodegradable static gear

15th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Factory trawler Centurión del Atlántico – the largest in the South American country – has made a strong start after a complete refit.

15th November 2024

Argentinian reconversion leading the way

15th November 2024

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Lorient fishing company APAK operates a modern fleet of vessels that alternate between demersal trawling and pelagic pair trawling, as well as seine netting. They land a variety of species across the…

26th September 2024

Developing a digital profile for green conversion

26th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With less than two months until the opening of Nor-Fishing 2024, the event has announced the three finalists for its Innovation Award, with the winner to be announced at the opening ceremony…

2nd July 2024

Nor-Fishing names Innovation Award finalists

2nd July 2024

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

A UK fisheries and security firm has developed an innovative acoustic location device to help fishing boats find lost gear.

1st July 2024

UK tech helps solve the ghost gear crisis

1st July 2024

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Garware Technical Fibres has unveiled reportedly the first rope made solely from recycled fibres.

29th May 2024

Garware unveils first fully recycled rope

29th May 2024

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has warned skippers of the potential dangers of derrick head quick-release mechanisms after the death of a deckhand on board a scallop dredger in October 2023.

8th February 2024

MAIB issues derrick advice after fatal injury

8th February 2024

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Satlink is strengthening its position in the marine technology solutions market with the acquisition of Canadian comms provider, Xeos Technologies.

23rd January 2024

Satlink eyes growth with Canadian acquisition

23rd January 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An underwater robotic sorting device which helps fishing trawlers prevent by-catch by identifying and sizing fish and other marine life in real-time – is being developed by researchers from Heriot-Watt University in…

14th December 2023

AI-empowered fishing net helps prevent by-catch

14th December 2023

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

A new fishing vessel has left the Larsnes Mek Verksted shipyard to begin sea trials for owner Camaro Fiskeriselskap.

3rd November 2023

New Norwegian catcher Nord-Fugløy begins sea trials

3rd November 2023

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

SafetyNet Technologies has struck an agreement to supply the CatchCam fishing gear-mounted camera to the Australian market, signing up Queensland-based Hampidjan Australia as its distributor.

29th August 2023

Hampidjan Australia latest CatchCam distributor

29th August 2023

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Fish aggregation devices (FADs) that are biodegradable and non-entangling have been the subject of a trial funded by the EU, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) and the US, through a Western…

16th August 2023

Jelly FADs present a sustainable solution

16th August 2023

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

A new underwater robotic sorting device to help trawlers reduce bycatch is being developed.

3rd July 2023

Smart fishing net reduces bycatch

3rd July 2023

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Technical fibre manufacturer Garware has hired three executives to help strengthen its international teams in Norway, Chile and southern Europe.

19th April 2023

Garware appoints new executives

19th April 2023

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Northern Ireland’s fishing fleet is set to benefit from a new project assessing vessels’ safety management systems.

31st March 2023

NI project to assess safety on board

31st March 2023

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Using technology from Scantrol and Deep Vision, Norwegian company Ava Ocean will start a project later this year that will seek to sustainably harvest scallops from the Barents Sea.

21st September 2022

Tech-enabled scalloping

21st September 2022

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway opened the latest edition of the Nor-Fishing exhibition in Trondheim on 23 August 2022. 

23rd August 2022

Nor-Fishing’s royal support

23rd August 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

NEWS

NEWS

The European frozen food company is continuing to make progress in many areas including protecting fish stocks

10th May 2022

Nomad widens focus

10th May 2022