Greener fishing

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

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Fishermen in Japan are safeguarding blue carbon ecosystems such as seaweed beds to restore the environment and bring back marine life. 

15th November 2024

Reviving Japan’s seas through environmental conservation

15th November 2024

OPINION

OPINION

The population of this iconic fish increased from a low point of 2% spawning biomass in 2010 to 10% in 2020 and continues to move in the right direction. This turnaround owes…

31st October 2024

Opinion: How Pacific bluefin tuna’s woes were reversed

31st October 2024

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

He’s only just stepped ashore – temporarily – from freezer trawler Reval Viking, one of the fleet of trawlers operated by Icelandic-owned Estonian company Reyktal. Now he’s facing a new challenge to…

10th October 2024

Shining a new light on shrimp trawling

10th October 2024

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Under an initiative by New Zealand fishing company Sealord and Nelson-based fishing gear supplier Motueka Nets, fishing gear that has reached the end of its useful life is being routed to recycling…

14th December 2023

Less plastic landfill as fishing gear goes for recycling

14th December 2023

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

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

To better understand how alternative fuels, power systems and drivetrains could offer a fresh blueprint for fishing vessels and greener fishing operations, six new vessel designs have been created to identify critical…

14th December 2023

Key milestone reached in transition to net-zero fishing

14th December 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Taking shape at the Westcon yard, the ambitious new trawler for Ålesund fishing company Bluewild has already won awards for the new thinking that has gone into the 73-metre Ulstein FX101 design…

14th December 2023

EcoFive – a shipful of new thinking

14th December 2023

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

With 37,000 metres of nets retrieved from fishing grounds, in addition to thousands of metres of lines, ropes and warps, this year’s seabed clean-up operation by the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has…

12th December 2023

Norway’s fishing gear clean-up breaks records

12th December 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Bergen, Norway-headquartered Corvus Energy has been selected by Hvide Sande Shipyard in Denmark to supply a complete hydrogen fuel cell system for the new fishing training vessel MS Skulebas. 

4th October 2023

Corvus fuels world’s first zero-emission fishing vessel

4th October 2023