pelagic fishing

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Esbjerg company MLD is one of the pioneers of controllable trawl doors, and while this development has been focused on the pelagic sector, the company is also working on applying this technology…

5th August 2024

Controllable doors ready to go demersal

5th August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A set of updated fisheries measures for the Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) area have been formally adopted by the European Council.

23rd July 2024

Brussels greenlights new fisheries measures for Northeast Atlantic

23rd July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Iceland’s fishing fleet in May 2024 fell by 14% or more than 14,300 tonnes year-on-year to 87,496 tonnes, according to preliminary figures…

17th June 2024

Increased whitefish catch for Icelandic fleet in May

17th June 2024

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Investment in new vessels and the latest state-of-the-art fish handling technology has ensured that the Shetland pelagic fleet is at the forefront of catching premium mackerel, herring and blue whiting where carbon…

4th March 2024

Shetland pelagic fleet investments net green benefits

4th March 2024

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Quality is close to the heart of John Angus, Senior Sales Manager at Pelagia Shetland Ltd, and this dedication by him and the rest of the team to ensure best-practice procedures in…

1st March 2024

Scottish pelagic processor puts quality and sustainability at the heart of its operations

1st March 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU member states’ representatives have given the greenlight to an agreement reached between the Council’s and the Parliament’s negotiators on updated fisheries measures in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) area.

15th February 2024

Changes made to Northeast Atlantic fisheries rules

15th February 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The Karstensen yard in Skagen has delivered the new pelagic trawler to Sille Marie AS, a relatively young venture between Carl Aamodt and the Salthaug family from Sogne.

21st December 2023

Sille Marie joins Norwegian enterprise

21st December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The collaborative approach now adopted between the pelagic industry and science bodies on data collection represents a major sea-change in fisheries management that sets the standard for others to follow, according to…

21st December 2023

SFPA: Scottish pelagic data collection scheme paving the way for a sustainable future

21st December 2023

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

For a relatively new player in the winch business, Norwegian company Evotec has been quickly turning into a leader – and has recently announced a couple of prestigious new contracts.

20th December 2023

Evotec scores fishing newbuild orders

20th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Delegations of the European Union, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Norway and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement on the management measures for mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring in the…

25th October 2023

Northeast Atlantic mackerel, blue whiting and herring quotas set

25th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A video on the Scottish pelagic industry-science data collection programme aims to highlight the benefits the scheme brings to fisheries management and the marine environment.

10th October 2023

Pelagic sector highlights benefits of collecting good data

10th October 2023