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Export Credit Norway initiates financing of six stern trawlers. Icelandic fishing company Bergur-Huginn has today been issued a loan from Export Credit Norway in connection with delivery of the Vestmannaey […]
Inshore fisheries conference bursaries available. Industry led steering group aims to support fishermen to attend major conference on inshore fisheries management in October. Fishermen from across the UK are being […]
Additional fishing quota in England. The government has today (Friday 19 July) launched a call for evidence to shape how we allocate additional fishing quota in England after we leave […]
Barrus expands Marine Leisure Division with new Application and Technical Support Engineer. E. P. Barrus Ltd. Is pleased to welcome Matt Dayman to the role of Application and Technical Support […]
Raise the Reaper’s mast, historic ship needs an extra boost for the final phase of restoration. The Reaper has appeared in Outlander and Tom Cunliffe’s Boats that Built Britain. The […]
Australian seafood industry in war against plastic. Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak body representing the Australian seafood industry, has taken Plastic-Free July as an opportunity to highlight the […]
Huge shark weighing 21 stone caught off Dorset coast. A pair of porbeagle sharks – a relative of the deadly Great White – were caught by anglers Adam Carter and […]
Ban on discarding edible fish caught at sea has failed. Implementation of ban ‘inadequate’ and has resulted in more waste, says Lord Teverson. According to an article in the Guardian […]
New equipment to help combat illegal fishing. Funding has helped secure new specialist equipment to boost fisheries enforcement patrols in East Anglia. The new kit, which cost over £15,000, consists […]
MAIB Report 2018. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) examines and investigates all types of marine accidents to or on board UK vessels worldwide, and other vessels in UK territorial […]
Canadian fishers call for action over northern cod. The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is calling for an immediate halt to all fishing for northern […]
Fisherman fined for breaking fisheries bylaws. A licensed net fisherman was given a substantial fine and made to pay legal costs after admitting breaking fisheries byelaws in breach of his […]
Canada moves to protect steelhead trout. Steelhead trout, an iconic British Columbia fish, have been in significant decline during recent years. The Thompson and Chilcotin Steelhead runs in particular have […]
Major reseach project on UK fishing fleet. Skippers and vessel owners across the UK are being asked to take part in a major research project to better understand the UK’s […]
Nueva Pescanova launches new freezer trawler. Spanish seafood giant Nueva Pescanova Group has launched the “Ponta Matirre”, the first of four freezer vessels under order which will renew part of […]
Icelandic fishing vessel has record trip. The HB Grandi freezer trawler Vigri has just enjoyed a highly successful 23-day trip to the Russian part of the Barents Sea, with a […]
SIA reels in local fishers to help build community trust. Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak body representing the Australian seafood industry, delivered its ‘Our Pledge’ social licence workshop […]
New chair for south-west IFCA. Professor Mike Williams has been elected as Chair of the Devon & Severn Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority and replaces outgoing Chair Elaine Hayes who […]
Cornish and Shetland Fisheries honoured for their achievements in seafood sustainability at the Marine Stewardship Council UK’s annual Sustainable Seafood Forum and Awards at Fishmongers’ Hall, London. The Cornish Sardine […]
Certification for Icelandic redfish fishery. An independent certification committee of Global Trust/SAI Global has awarded re-certification to the Icelandic Golden redfish (Sebastes norwegicus). The certification demonstrates that the fisheries are […]
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