Industry News

Europêche has hit back at the Commission’s 2017 proposals for Baltic cod allocations, which sees an 88% decrease from last year’s figures.

The second of three new trawlers for HB Grandi has been launched at the Celiktrans shipyard in Turkey.

The European Commission has moved to bolster measures for Baltic cod by proposing reduced quotas for both western and eastern cod amounts for 2017.

The global commercial catch of tuna reached 5 million tonnes in 2014 with most being fished from healthy stocks, says the latest ISSF Tuna Stock Status Update published by the International Seafood…

Europêche, the representative body of the EU fishing sector and EAPO, the European body representing the producer organisations, has expressed its outrage at the decision taken by the International Union for Conservation…

US biotechnology expert, Calysta, has opened a new production facility in the UK to upscale its production of a novel aquaculture protein that aims to help meet the protein demands of the…

Tuna fishermen in the Maldives seek the help of nature’s best fish finder as the International Pole & Line Foundation and Furuno USA partner on trial of bird-tracking radar technology in sustainable…

Thai Union has briefed delegates on good labour practices from the ASEAN CSR Network at its facilities in Samut Sakhon province.

DESS/MHG (Marine Harvest) has signed a contract for its new well boats with Artic Group Ships. The SC75 boats are designed by Seacon and get the designation SC75 and the contract is…

A new state-of-the-art vessel has been built for fisherman Roger Rawlinson as the first vessel in Moana New Zealand’s AUS$25-30m fleet renewal project.

Oceana, SkyTruth and Google have launched a new online technology platform that allows anyone in the world free access to monitor and track the activities of the large commercial fishing vessels in…

The first major offshore fish farm for the Norwegian company Ocean Farming is being developed by Global Maritime Consultancy and Engineering and is scheduled for installation early next year off Norway.

Blue Harvest Fisheries has acquired High Liner Food’s scallop and processing facility in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Mercator Media Ltd has appointed Quentin Bates as the new editor of World Fishing & Aquaculture.