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WWF is calling for the immediate suspension of commercial fishing of the Pacific bluefin tuna stock which it says is teetering on the edge of collapse due to what it calls the…

5th September 2016

WWF calls for suspension of commercial tuna fishing

5th September 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A clear message was given from the attendees of the recent international conference on fishmeal and fish oil that there is a significant potential for further development of the sector.

2nd September 2016

Fishmeal for the future

2nd September 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dutch pelagic operators have struck an agreement with Greenpeace and have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the objective of achieving sustainable pelagic fisheries and a healthy balance between fisheries and…

1st September 2016

Pelagic deal struck

1st September 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following the expansion of its Fleet Xpress high-speed broadband, Inmarsat had lots to shout about at Nor-Fishing in Trondheim.

31st August 2016

Busy times for Inmarsat

31st August 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Groundfish production at HB Grandi’s Vopnafjördur factory has come a few steps closer and the building housing the company’s new fish processing facility is on track to be ready in November.

31st August 2016

November start

31st August 2016

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

Optimar Stette has signed one of the biggest contracts in its 80-year history, adding to its orderbook a factory deck system for an 80m US fishing vessel.

30th August 2016

US factory deck order

30th August 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has tabled its proposals on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2017, with a big increase in plaice, increases in sprat and some herring fisheries, but no decision…

30th August 2016

European Commission’s Baltic proposals for 2017

30th August 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

South Africa has ratified the 2012 Cape Town agreement, making it the seventh state to ratify the vishing vessel treaty.

30th August 2016

South Africa ratifies fishing treaty

30th August 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A UK fish processing firm is to cut 86 jobs after losing a contract with supermarket chain M&S because it’s switching to another supplier.

24th August 2016

Job losses in Grimsby

24th August 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Guy Cotten showcased its new generation of all-weather gear for the fishing industry at NorFishing 2016.

23rd August 2016

Breathable generation from Guy Cotten

23rd August 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK-based Meercat Workboats has sold a third aquaculture vessel to Dawnfresh, a large player in the Scottish aquaculture business.

22nd August 2016

Newbuild aquaculture workboat

22nd August 2016

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

McMurdo, Inc. has been awarded a US$3 million contract with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to supply up to 16,000 FastFind® 220 personal locator beacons (PLBs) over the next five years…

18th August 2016

McMurdo to provide PLBs to U.S. Coast Guard

18th August 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress high-speed broadband is being extended in Northern Europe, in order to reach the fishing and offshore support vessel market.

17th August 2016

Inmarsat broadband extended in Europe

17th August 2016

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Preferred Freezer Services (PFS) has announced that a new 314,424 square-foot, state-of-the-art warehousing, distribution, and processing centre will be developed in Federal Way, Washington, USA.

17th August 2016

New Washington distribution and processing centre

17th August 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

This year’s Nor-Fishing Innovation Award has been awarded to the Scantrol Deep Vision underwater camera system for fish measurement and sorting in the trawl.

16th August 2016

Innovation Award goes to Scantrol Deep Vision

16th August 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Improving systems that underpin rights-based tuna management in the western and central Pacific, while identifying ways to add value to benefit the industry are twin goals of the new chief executive of…

16th August 2016

New PNA CEO focuses on governance

16th August 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) has announced that Caterers Choice has become the first company focussed on the UK foodservice sector to be named a member of the association.

16th August 2016

IPNLF names first UK foodservice supplier member

16th August 2016

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Wärtsilä Ship Design has introduced a new optimised stern trawler design that it says will reduce fuel consumption and notably increase overall vessel efficiency compared to currently available designs.

16th August 2016

New Wärtsilä trawler design

16th August 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

NOAA Fisheries has published a final rule which confirms that nations exporting fish and fish products to the United States must meet fishing standards for protecting marine mammals that are equal to…

16th August 2016

US establishes marine mammal bycatch criteria

16th August 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sea Pact has announced that its fifth Request for Grant Proposals (RFP) is now open.

16th August 2016

Sea Pact opens 2016 Request for Grant Proposals

16th August 2016