Category: Commercial Fishing
SIA welcomes AFMA levy deferral – Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has welcomed news the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) will allow the deferral of levies due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ...
Irish outline crucial importance of maintaining fisheries during pandemic – The Irish Minister for Agriculture Food & Marine, Michael Creed T.D., has welcomed a statement on behalf of seven of the largest Fishing Organisations from ...
MSC Audits and Assessments Temporarily permitted off-site The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is temporarily allowing audits and fishery assessments to be conducted remotely in light of the coronavirus pandemic and in consideration of the welfare ...
SFF Welcomes Funding – The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation welcomed the funding package for smaller vessels as a good first step to support the industry. SFF chief executive Elspeth Macdonald said: “The markets that these boats ...
MMO Action During Pandemic – The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is working to continue to provide its services during the unfolding events around the Covid-10 pandemic. Tom McCormack CEO, Marine Management Organisation, said: “Our aim ...
Russian Pollock Catch Increases in Far Eastern Basin – According to the industry monitoring system, by March 24, 2020, in the Far Eastern basin, the Russian pollock catch amounted to 786.8 thousand tons, which is ...
Support Package for Self Employed Share Fishermen – An announcement is expected within the next 24/48 hours on package of support that will help self-employed share-fishermen impacted by the coronavirus. A proposal has been submitted ...
Icelandic fishing fleet keep the supplies coming in All three of Brim’s fresher trawlers landed full trips last week. This is a total of 600 tonnes of fish, and it’s clear that the company’s Norðurgarður ...
Canadian government pledges support for fishing industry. Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, says the Canadian Government is working hard to sustain the fishing industry during the coronavirus crisis. In ...
Fish stock could collapse if there is no Brexit deal. Fish stocks in British waters could suffer or even collapse if forthcoming negotiations between the UK and the EU fail to reach an agreement, according ...
Joint action group on coronavirus formed. A joint fishing sector/government action group has been formed to work on urgent measures to support the fishing industry through the coronavirus emergency, according to an article on the ...
Stranding and loss of Coelleira. At about 0124 on 4 August 2019, the Spanish owned UK registered fishing vessel Coelleira grounded on Ve Skerries, a low-lying reef off the west coast of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, while on passage to land its catch in Scrabster, Scotland. The vessel immediately listed to port and its 15 crew were evacuated by the coastguard ...
Survitec appoints Ron Krisanda as executive chairman. Survitec, a global safety and survival solutions leader, has announced the appointment of Ron Krisanda as Executive Chairman for its worldwide life-saving equipment business. As Executive Chairman, Krisanda will drive a ...
EU fishing sector outlines coronavirus measures to ensure supply continuity. The EU fishing sector has presented to European authorities the critical measures that have to be taken in order to overcome the operational, commercial, and ...
Capacity trip for Icelandic fresher trawler. Brim’s fresher trawler Helga María is on its way back to fishing grounds after landing a capacity trip in Reykjavík last Monday (16 March). According to skipper Friðleifur Einarsson, ...
Scottish Skipper Expo 2020 postponed. Scottish Skipper Expo 2020, originally scheduled for 15 and 16 May at the P & J Live arena in Aberdeen, has been postponed due to the continuing escalation of COVID-19 ...
Canadian fish union calls on Government support. The Newfoundland and Labrador Fish Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) union in Canada says as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve, it is doing everything we can to ...
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