Industry News

The European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee last week approved draft rules aimed at reducing impacts on the environment that include restrictions on new fishing methods such as pulse trawling. The draft text was…

The Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) conducting the reassessment of Parties to the Nauru Agreement’s (PNA) MSC tuna fishery has dismissed IPNLF concerns.

Lunar Fishing Company Ltd’s new purse seiner trawler will be fitted with a 4-stroke diesel Wärtsilä 31 engine.

Cermaq has released its latest fish survival rates which indicate better levels than last year, especially for Atlantic salmon.

Spain’s Nueva Pescanova Group has joined the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) in order to improve the sustainability of its supply chain.

A project to create fenders for a new pier using recycled tyres has won a Shetland Environmental Award.

Brexit will almost certainly have a negative economic impact on large parts of Britain’s fishing industry and reliant coastal communities.

DS-Concept has announced a €2 million non-recourse factoring facility for a seafood processor based in Latvia, a deal that will help propel it into additional markets and allow it to focus on…

Thai Union Group PCL has received the Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) 2017 ‘Outstanding’ Sustainability Award in recognition of outstanding performance.

The UK’s fishing federations in conjunction with the MCA Fishing Safety team have together developed a Fishing Safety Management (FSM) System that will assist fishermen with the imminent implementation of a generational…

Piriou has set up companies on La Reunion island and in Senegal to expands its global services.

Policy stakeholders have formulated an action plan to improve fishing industry safety and labour conditions.

A new Whitby trawler is said to be symbolic of unprecedented optimism and demand in the UK fishing industry.

Marine parks to protect fish and their environment from trawler activity should be welcomed by all Australians.

Thai Union Group PCL has been taking part in an innovative digital traceability pilot programme with other stakeholders.

Two organisations have been flying the flag for collaboration between the fishing industry and academia to help tackle Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing.

The European Commission (EC) has suggested quotas for 78 stocks as part of its sustainable fishing proposal.

The forthcoming hike in taxes the fishing industry in Russia is expected to become subjected to is going to be the largest in the modern country’s history, according to the recent reports.

Fishing communities should elect their own spokespeople to ensure fair representation, a South African politician has said.

The Western Australia Abalone Fishery is the first of its kind globally to be awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.