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EU fishers welcome support plan. The European Parliament and the Council of the EU, in a coordinated and concerted effort, have swiftly adopted their position on the European Commission proposal […]
Rescuers free humpback whale from fishing gear. A trained team freed a humpback whale entangled in lines from a prawn trap set off Santa Cruz Island off California last week, […]
Support for Fisheries and Seafood Industry in Canada – Statement from the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard on support to the fish and seafood industry. Canada’s […]
Buy British Seafood – Supporting the UK’s Fishing Industry through COVID-19 and beyond as a new Interactive retail map and grants programme is launched according to an article on the […]
Blue whiting proving elusive for Icelandic vessels. Two Icelandic pelagic vessels have had no luck so far in finding blue whiting as they migrate northwards towards the Faroese EEZ. “We’ve […]
Signs of recovery as Survitec ramps up operations in China. Survitec has ramped up its operations in China following government initiatives to get the world’s second largest economy moving again […]
NFFO Racks up Political Pressure – The NFFO has continued to ratchet up political pressure on the Government for a financial support package for the English fleets. Hundreds of MPs, including […]
New Executive Chairman for Nuevo Pescanova. The Board of Directors of the Nueva Pescanova Group, at the meeting held this morning, after the appointment of its new members by the […]
Pronomar contributes to COVID-19 hygiene measures for fishing industries. The fishing and fish processing industries are crucial parts of the seafood value chain, in which hygiene is subject to very […]
Wärtsilä to supply propulsion package for new Scottish trawler. The technology group Wärtsilä will supply a propulsion and power package for a new 75 metres long fishing trawler. The ship […]
Grant announced in Wales to help fishing sector through COVID-19 pandemic. A new grant to support fishing businesses during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been announced by the Minister for […]
Russia and Morocco ink new fisheries agreement. The Federal Agency for Fisheries for Russia has agreed with the Kingdom of Morocco on a draft new agreement between the Government of […]
Scottish fleet successfully completes annual blue whiting fishery. The Scottish fleet has successfully completed its annual blue whiting fishery in the North Atlantic to the West of Ireland and Scotland. […]
Pressure mounts for fishing support package for England and Wales. Pressure is mounting on the UK Government for a support package for the fishing industry in England and Wales. Scotland, […]
EC launches 2020 EMFF pre-financing process. In order to quickly direct the available European public funds to address the consequences of the coronavirus crisis, under Article 139 of the ESIF […]
New fishing vessel order for Norwegian shipyard. Norwegian shipyard VARD has announced a new contract for the design and construction of a stern trawler for P/F Akraberg, a subsidiary of […]
New measures to protect bluefin tuna. NOAA Fisheries of the USA has announced measures that provide more fishing opportunities for vessels targeting Atlantic swordfish and some tuna species, but which will also […]
Seal deterrent trials to protect gill net fishery The findings of acoustic seal deterrent trials undertaken in an inshore gill net fishery have been published by the Marine Management Organisation […]
Low Impact Fishing Project The Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) is working with the New Economics Foundation (NEF), MRAG and Cefas on a project for Defra that is seeking to co-design, with fisheries stakeholders, principles […]
VARD contracts Hydroniq for newbuild stern trawler. The shipbuilding group VARD has placed a contract with Hydroniq Coolers to deliver a hull-integrated seawater cooling system to a newbuild stern trawler […]
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