Industry News

Ny-Fiskur is investing in a second FleXicut system from Marel for its processing facility in Sandgerdi, Iceland, the tenth system of its kind to be sold in the country.

To prepare for the implementation of ILO C188, the first meeting of a Fishing Industry Safety Group (FISG) to develop a voluntary safety management code has been held.

The opening of a £16.5m quay at Lerwick Harbour will boost the offshore and cruise sectors and benefit white fish and pelagic fishing businesses.

Síldarvinnslan’s trawler Barði has been sold to new owners in Russia and has sailed to its new home port in Murmansk.

The Marine Stewardship Council has given North Sea cod certification as a sustainable fishery.

Following on from Operation Albacore that saw Sea Shepherd partnering with the Gabonese authorities last year to inspect fishing vessels, resulting in the arrests of three Congolese trawlers and a Spanish longliner…

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has welcomed fifteen fishery fellows from eight Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) member nations as part of a professional development course

The European Commission (EC) has launched its annual consultation on setting fishing opportunities for 2018, with a new overview on the progress made towards the achievement of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)…

The responsibility of flag states was one of the main focuses of the sixth meeting of the FISH-i Africa Task Force last month.

A new memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed with the aim of creating an open source digital platform for use in the development of new ships.

Denmark-based Dybvad Stål Industri (DSI) has sold the majority of its company shares to Danish private equity house Procuritas in an investment deal.

PT Citraraja Ampat (PT CRA), Sorong pole-and-line Skipjack and Yellowfin Tuna fishery has become the first Indonesian tuna fishery to progress towards the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard.

Klaas Puul BV is building what is believed to be the largest shrimp production and storage facility in the Netherlands, to process around 20,000,000kg of shrimp.

Negotiations to discuss a protocol that would allow around 50 EU vessels to continue fishing important species in Guinea-Bissau’s (GB) waters have been put on hold.

An Australian fish oil processor and refiner is keen to assure its customers that its raw material is responsibly sourced in the wake of an influx of fish oils which falsely claim…

Australia-headquartered Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is developing a notification system that alerts authorities when vessels suspected of illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing arrive in port.

Matt Taylor has been appointed CEO of The Western Rock Lobster Council (WRLC) in Freemantle, Australia.

Wärtsilä is to supply its 31 main engine, propulsion machinery and the auxiliary engines for a new state-of-the-art pelagic trawler currently under construction at a Norwegian shipyard.

The seafood industry needs more female talent because women are underrepresented across the sector, according to a new survey by Seafish.

Icelandic fishing company Síldarvinnslan held its AGM last week, and has announced plans to replace its fleet of demersal trawlers.