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FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The development of Vónin’s Falcon and Falcon+ pelagic trawls has echoed the evolution of the mackerel fishery over recent years, most recently with the Faroese fleet switching to this type of gear…

26th September 2022

Fast, flexible pelagic trawls

26th September 2022

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkish shipyard confirms it is building a new factory freezer trawler for Nordbank Hochseefischerei GMBH from Germany, a subsidiary of Parlevliet & Van der Plas

26th September 2022

Tersan trawler order

26th September 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The first recipients of the Seafood Industry Climate Awards (SICA) have been announced, each winning a US$40,000 award to help lower the industry’s carbon footprint and/or promote underrepresented groups in the sector.

23rd September 2022

Climate grant winners

23rd September 2022

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

VARD has placed a contract with Hydroniq Coolers to deliver the marine seawater cooling system to a newbuild stern trawler that the shipbuilding group is designing and constructing for Norwegian fishing company Nergård…

23rd September 2022

Hydroniq lands VARD order

23rd September 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Following its annual general assembly, the Aquaculture Advisory Council (AAC) has confirmed that its members chose Brian Thomsen as the organisation’s chair for the next three years. 

23rd September 2022

All change at AAC

23rd September 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The latest round of the UK Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) has launched today, providing £3 million of additional funding to help tackle challenges across the UK seafood sector.

22nd September 2022

New UK seafood funding

22nd September 2022

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the propulsion machinery for four new fishing vessels being built at Karstensens Shipyard in Denmark.

22nd September 2022

Order quartet for Wärtsilä

22nd September 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

It has taken a few years, and the pandemic that temporarily brought travel to a halt didn’t help in the development process, but the extended test phase for Thyborøn Trawldoor’s fully controllable…

22nd September 2022

Full-control Bluestreams

22nd September 2022

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Saudi Arabia started developing fish farming in the 1980s, but for decades the industry was hindered by a mix of infrastructural and environmental challenges. However, there are high hopes that big money…

22nd September 2022

Miracle in the desert

22nd September 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Two fishing vessels have been fined by the Spanish government for turning of their automatic identification systems without legitimate reason.

21st September 2022

AIS breach fines

21st September 2022