Category: Commercial Fishing
We are in the midst of a climate crisis, with the effects of rising temperatures – due to climate change – now making themselves known everywhere. At the same time, […]
Wellboat company North Salmon Service has chosen HAV Design as cooperation partner to develop an ammonia-fuelled wellboat. North Salmon Service and HAV Design have together applied for and been awarded […]
Good end-of-year mackerel fishery for Scottish fleet The Scottish mackerel fleet enjoyed a productive end-of-year fishery, with good sized shoals of fish encountered. The season started at the beginning of […]
Climate change and unsustainable fishing practices will wipe out tuna profits in Indonesian waters unless companies implement nine nature-positive actions A new investigation by Planet Tracker reveals that profits in […]
Innovation in inshore fishing. Trial explores opportunities in Scotland’s razor clam fishery. A trial to research the economic opportunities and environmental impacts of electrofishing for razor clams has been extended for […]
New Scottish Seafood Centre of Excellence will provide major boost to industry. By Fish Focus The new ‘Scottish Seafood Centre of Excellence’ planned for Fraserburgh will ensure that Scotland is […]
EU champions sustainable fisheries at ICCAT annual meeting. The annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) ended on 20 November in New Cairo, Egypt. […]
Update on liquidity aid scheme for Pelagic Segment of the Irish fishing fleet. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD, has announced that the Tier 1 […]
EC to explore the future of fishers up to 2050. The Commission has launched ‘Fishers of the Future’, an EU-wide participatory project that will examine the future role of fishers in […]
Outcome of the 2023 annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission. The annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) took place between 14-17 November 2023 in London, […]
Ireland sets out priorities for 2024 fishing opportunities. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D., attended the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels earlier this […]
PTG will supply RSW systems for seven new fishing vessels. PTG has secured a record delivery of 17 RSW plants to Karstensens Shipyard in Denmark and three RSW plants to […]
ICCAT makes progress on sustainable fisheries management despite Asian opposition. Europêche represented the European fishing fleet at the 28th ordinary meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic […]
A ‘fish cartel’ for Africa could benefit the countries, and their seas. Banding together to sell fishing rights could generate economic benefits for African countries, which receive far less from […]
New tech designed with Cornish fishermen to transform bycatch monitoring. Combining hard-earned fishing knowledge with cutting-edge machine intelligence, Insight360 is an innovative new tool being developed with fishermen in Cornwall […]
First National Fishing Remembrance Day announced. Today on World Fisheries Day, maritime welfare charities have joined forces to support a new annual National Fishing Remembrance Day for those who have lost […]
Back to the grindstone for Coastal States: Despite tentative progress, there’s work to do to end overfishing in the Northeast Atlantic. Retailers and supply-chain businesses from across the world have […]
SFPA publishes new Fisheries Information Notice on the identification of sprat and herring. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) recently published a new Fisheries Information Notice (FIN) on the identification of […]
Global Tuna Alliance and The Green Fish Company join forces amidst key ICCAT meeting. As the world’s eyes turn to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) […]
Norwegian inshore cod and haddock MSC certification regained. Norwegian fisheries for inshore cod and haddock were certified to the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) globally recognised standard for sustainable fishing today. […]
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