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Greenland halibut MSC Certified. German deep-sea fishery Doggerbank Seefischerei has achieved MSC certification for West Greenland halibut fishery. Today, following a 13-month assessment, Doggerbank Seefischerei GmbH halibut fishery, off the […]
Fixed Quota Allocations and Sustainable Fishing. The NFFO’s members span all sizes of vessel and so must be scrupulously fair when it comes to the controversial issue of quota distribution, […]
Preventing unregulated fishing in the Arctic: EU and partners meet to further the implementation of historic agreement. The European Union, Canada, the People’s Republic of China, Denmark (in respect of […]
Upcoming changes to Fisheries Regulations. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is providing an update on the upcoming changes to fisheries regulations to enable the fishing industry to prepare. What is […]
Western Rock Lobster bursary winners, 2019 WRL announced they have awarded ten bursaries to attend the 2019 Trans-Tasman Rock Lobster Congress in Queenstown, New Zealand. The $3,000 bursaries provide professional […]
RFC returns seals to their habitat. Four seals that have undergone rehabilitation at the “Seal” Center have been returned to their natural habitat. Representatives of the Russian Fishery Company, with […]
More Marine Conservation Zones announced. An evidence-based approach and good location choice continues to be critical to the success of marine conservation, as the government announces the designation of a […]
MMO updates compliance strategy – The UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published an updated strategy setting out their overall approach to facilitating and achieving compliance across all areas that […]
Icelandic catch values soar. The total value of catch from Icelandic fishing vessels in February was 11.2 billion ISK, 24.7% more than in February 2018. Demersal catch value was 9.8 […]
Canada ratifies unregulated fishing treaty. Canada has ratified the historic Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean. This is the first international agreement of this […]
Comment on MAIB report on loss of FV Nancy Glen. Ayrshire based Hook Marine Ltd has developed a stability monitor for vessels to give early warning of unstable conditions. Commenting […]
Life saving devices distributed to Welsh fishing fleet. More commercial fishermen in Wales have received almost 700 items of life saving flotation equipment to help make the fishing industry […]
MIT Head to Seawork – Marine & Industrial Transmissions (MIT) will be exhibiting at Seawork 2019, where they will be displaying the latest in marine technology and innovation, along with […]
Successful Expo for Parkol – Whitby based Parkol Marine Engineering had a very successful Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen with two new boat building contracts signed at the show and were […]
Capsize and sinking of fishing vessel Nancy Glen. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its report into the sinking of the Clyde trawler, Nancy Glen, concluding that modifications […]
Icelandic blue whiting season comes to an end. The HB Grandi fishing vessel Venus finished discharging its catch at Vopnafjörður earlier this week and is now in Akureyri ahead of […]
MIT supply hybrid unit for vessel built by Wight Shipyard. UK shipbuilder Wight Shipyard Co (WSC)’s newbuild hybrid vessel promises to set new industry standards in the patrol and pilot […]
Success for Panamanian small pelagics FIP. IFFO RS has announced that the Panamanian small pelagics Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) has successfully transitioned onto the new IFFO RS Improver Programme (IFFO […]
Squid trawler reaping benefits of WASSP F3X. A squid-fishing trawler operating in the waters around the Falkland Islands is reaping the benefits having installed a WASSP F3X multibeam sonar system. The […]
Landing obligation six months – an opinion piece by the NFFO. It’s early days for the landing obligation, given the magnitude of the changes involved. Ongoing patience and application will […]
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