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UK Small Fishing Vessel Code enters into force. The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) Code of Practice for Small Fishing Vessels (less than 15 metres length overall) now includes a […]
Third Russian supertrawler for the RFC launched in the presence of the President. At the Admiralty shipyards (St. Petersburg) a solemn ceremony of launching the third vessel of the series […]
Scottish vessels benefit from resilience funding. More than 850 fishing vessels impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Brexit have received resilience funding from the Scottish Government this year. The Seafood Producers […]
Karstensens secure order for Norwegian pelagic trawler. Marie AS, Kristiansand and Karstensens Skibsværft, Skagen, have entered into a contract for the design, construction and delivery of a new 65.90 m […]
Karstensens secures order for Swedish trawler. The Gifico shipping company and Karstensens Skibsværft have entered into a contract for the design and construction of a 63.80 m trawler. Gifico is […]
New thinking on enclosed spaces management essential to saving lives says Ocean Technologies Group. A recently updated title launched by the Group will help seafarers manage enclosed spaces and their […]
New Sea Survival Training Unit on the cards for Ireland. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has accepted a business case from Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s (BIM) […]
Funding for vital life-saving training for the Scottish fishing industry welcomed. Seafish secures £140,000 from Scottish Government to continue offering free training. The drive to make Scotland’s fishing industry safer […]
Annual fishing fleet survey returns as Seafish researchers head to ports across UK. Fishing industry leaders call on owners and skippers to take part in major survey of fleet. Fishing vessel owners […]
New survey set to explore working conditions in the UK fishing industry. The Seafarers’ Charity, in partnership with researchers at University of Nottingham, launch a unique survey to explore working […]
Profit and turnover down as UK fishing fleet weathers a challenging year First Seafish economic performance estimates for 2020 show impact of pandemic on fishing industry The total operating profit […]
Surveyors from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency are to carry out unannounced inspections of fishing vessels across the UK. The inspections are being carried out as part of ongoing work […]
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its Annual Report for 2020. The Annual Report includes statistics on accidents to UK ships and seafarers worldwide, and to foreign flag […]
Fishing vessel Nicola Faith recovered from seabed The wreck of sunken fishing vessel Nicola Faith, which went missing off the coast of Colwyn Bay on 27 January, has been raised […]
Fatal accident to a fish farm worker involving the workboat Beinn Na Caillich. MAIB report on the investigation of a fatal accident to a fish farm worker involving the workboat Beinn […]
Grupo Calvo celebrates new tuna vessel milestone. Grupo Calvo recently celebrated the delivery of its new state-of-the-art fishing vessel, thereby marking a new milestone in the progressive renewal of the […]
Nicola Faith to be raised: MAIB Investigation Update. Since locating and identifying Nicola Faith in April, 1.9 nautical miles off Rhos Point, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has gathered […]
Fatal accident on board fishing vessel Olivia Jean. A crew member was struck by moving fishing equipment on the deck of fishing vessel Olivia Jean resulting in fatal crush injuries. Summary: At […]
Landmark study of maritime worker health initiatives announced by Seafarers Hospital Society and Yale University. The Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS) and Yale University are collaborating on a landmark study to […]
STIM deploys RealWear head-mounted wearable computers, helping to keep fish healthy in booming aquaculture industry. The voice-activated wearable computers are keeping fish healthy by streamlining STIM’s entire inspections process through […]
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