Good marks of mackerel encountered by Scottish fleet during January fishery. The traditional January mackerel fishery for the Scottish fleet has now drawn to a close, with the significantly reduced quota […]
Atlanto Scandian herring season for Scottish fleet gets underway. The Atlanto Scandian herring season for the Scottish fleet is now underway, with the quota this year marginally up by three per […]
Good start of the year mackerel fishery for Scottish fleet. The traditional start-of-the-year mackerel fishery for the Scottish mackerel fleet proved fruitful, with boats reporting abundant shoals of good-sized fish. […]
Successful start-of-the-year fishery for Scottish mackerel fleet. The start-of-the-year Scottish mackerel fishery was successfully completed by the week ending 11 February, with the last fish caught on grounds to the […]
Summer Mini-Miracle!’Seoltóir Na Gaillimhe – the Galway Sailor’ mini sailboat found washed up in Norway. The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme and Educational Passages are delighted to report that the […]
Seafood leaders explore responsible salmon farming on second ASC discovery tour in Norway. Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) recently hosted its second Discovery Tour in Northern Norway, bringing together leaders from the […]
Well over halfway through the mackerel ecosystem expedition in the Norwegian Sea. So far the Institute of Marine Research have completed 62 stations in the Norwegian Sea with ‘Eros’ and […]
Norway launches ‘shark hotline’ for observations. The Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Norway is launching its own ‘shark hotline’, and would like everyone who observes a basking shark or […]
Steady week of fishing for Norwegian fleet. Norwegian fish sales organisation Norges Sildsalgslag says that last week resulted in lower catches of Norwegian spring spawning (NVG) herring. In its weekly […]
Grey seal fish consumption research. By analysing their stomach contents and faeces, and multiplying the results by the number of grey seals in Norway, researchers estimated that they consume 8,000 […]