Financial Support Package. It is widely acknowledged that the UK Government’s package of financial support to mitigate the economic impacts of the coronavirus health emergency, is unprecedented outside wartime. The […]
Icelandic fishing crew careful to self-isolate. The crew of the Brim operated Icelandic freezer trawler Höfrungur III is taking coronavirus precautions as it fishes to provide food for our plates. […]
Admiralty Shipyards launches lead vessel for RFC. The lead vessel of the series of super trawlers for the Russian Fishery Company was launched at the Admiralty Shipyards (St. Petersburg), Taking […]
Irish fishing groups condemn port blockades. Recent port blockades in Dingle and Castletownbere in Ireland preventing access to fishing trawlers have been condemned by seven of the largest fishing organisations […]
New dates set for Scottish Skipper Expo 2020 – 13 and 14 November! Scottish Skipper Expo 2020 has been rescheduled to take place on 13 and 14 November 2020 at […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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). […]