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 […]
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 […]
IPNLF to launch ghost net retrieval project. Funded by the inaugural Joanna Toole Ghost Gear Solutions Award, a new initiative will be launched by IPNLF aimed at incentivising coastal fisheries […]
Impact Of Coronavirus on Fishing – Dialogue has begun between the NFFO and the Government on how best to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on the fishing industry over […]
Irish fish ministry to maintain essential services during coronavirus outbreak. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is working closely with the Department of Health and with other Departments, […]
Blue whiting fishery proving challenging Blue whiting fishery proving challenging with bad weather off the west coast of Ireland. There has been a small fleet of pelagic vessels from Iceland, […]
A guide to auxiliary power options Working vessels that need to ensure optimum profitability and power efficiently often require auxiliary power options, which are achieved by using a range of […]
Blue Marine Foundation compiles Maldives’ first reef fishing code of conduct Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE), in partnership with the Maldives Underwater Initiative (MUI) based in Six Senses Laamu, introduced the […]
Museum Makes a Splash on International Woman’s Day The Scottish Fisheries Museum brought together inspiring women of the fishing industry on International Woman’s Day. From the head of the Scottish […]
New dates set for Irish Skipper Expo 2020! 4th and 5th September Irish Skipper Expo 2020 has been rescheduled to take place on 4 and 5 September at the UL […]
Catching Crabs in Dry and Warm Fishing Gear Two years ago, a crab harvest fishing vessel was built by Tersan Shipyards for the leading Russian fishing company JSC Arcticservice, which […]
Pelagics prepare for UK adjustment. The UK’s new status as an independent coastal state was widely recognised at a recent seminar held at the North Atlantic Seafood Conference in Bergen. […]
Value of Icelandic catch increased by 13.4% in 2019. The total catch of Icelandic vessels was 1,048 thousand tonnes in the year 2019 which, according to preliminary data, is 211 […]
New quota management being trialled in Scottish waters. New arrangements for managing quotas are being trialled in Scotland’s fisheries. The project, which will run until the end of 2021, will […]
INFOFISH tuna conference to be rescheduled due to Coronavirus. Due to the serious and on-going Covid-19 outbreak, INFOFISH in consultation with the Thai Tuna Industry Association and the Chairman of […]
Seafarers Hospital Society appoints new CEO. The Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS) has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer, Sandra Welch, formerly Chief Operating Officer at the Sailors’ […]
Irish Skipper Expo 2020 to be rescheduled due to coronavirus uncertainty. Mara Media, the organiser of Irish Skipper Expo 2020, has announced that the show originally scheduled for 13 and […]
Europêche welcomes new chair of the European Parliament Fisheries Committee. The newly elected chair of the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries (PECH) Pierre Karleskind (Renew Europe, FR), was guest of […]
Argentina and Russia sign fisheries agreement. In Buenos Aires, the first session of the Russian-Argentine Fisheries Commission was recently held. The Commission was created to implement the Agreement between the Government […]