Sustainable Fishing

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

£1.8 million in new funding to boost the development of precision fishing technology for the commercial fishing industry has been secured by SafetyNet Technologies, which has already developed a number of innovative…

1st June 2022

Precision fishing funding

1st June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Norway and the EU have reached a new political understanding with relation to the fisheries in the Northeast Arctic, in ICES subareas 1 and 2, the European Commission has confirmed.

2nd May 2022

EU, Norway agreement

2nd May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) has confirmed that South Africa-headquartered Woolworths has joined as a Funding Partner and is the first African retailer to become a member of the public-private partnership.

21st April 2022

Woolworths joins GSSI

21st April 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Loran is one of the famous names in the Norwegian longline fleet, and its owners have never shied away from going in new directions. Now they are making plans to replace the…

11th April 2022

Hydrogen for new longliner

11th April 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Up to US$3.5 million in annual funding is being made available to entrepreneurs and others developing new technologies that increase the sustainability of fisheries around the world by the San Francisco, California-based…

31st March 2022

Schmidt new tech funding

31st March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Australia’s South East Trawl Fishery has welcomed AUD 24 million from the Federal Budget to support the structural adjustment of the fishery, with AUD 20 million used to buy back vessel permits.

30th March 2022

Australian trawl fishery aid

30th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Thanks to a bumper capelin catch, Iceland’s fishing fleet landed 220,032 tonnes of wild-capture fish and shellfish last month, up from 73,643 tonnes in January 2021.

21st February 2022

Icelandic catch trebles

21st February 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The development of efficient, cost-effective light-emitting diode (LED) technology has led to a growing list of innovative residential and industrial applications. With NOAA Fisheries’ By-catch Reduction Engineering Programme funding, researchers have found…

17th February 2022

Lights, camera, by-catch

17th February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishery and marine platform Aruna has completed a US$30 million Series A follow-on funding, led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India. The round also saw participation from existing investors Prosus Ventures,…

27th January 2022

Indonesian fishery platform raises additional $30m for expansion plans

27th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

A new agreement aims to maximise the benefits on thecollection and analysis of scientific data on pelagic stocks.

30th November 2021

Pelagic stock science boost

30th November 2021