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RFC Fleet Renewal to Reduce Carbon Footprint by 50% – The new fishing vessels built for Russian Fishery Company (RFC) will be environmentally friendly and provide the most economical levels of […]
Capsize of Anna-Marie II. Report on the investigation into the capsize of the fishing vessel Anna-Marie II, Brora, East Scotland, resulting in the loss of its skipper on the 23 […]
Keel of third supertrawler for RFC laid in St. Petersburg. At the Admiralty Shipyards (St. Petersburg), the keel of the third of ten fishing vessels for the Russian Fishing Company […]
First supertrawler for Russian Fishery Company launched. At the Admiralty Shipyards (St. Petersburg), a ceremony of launching the first serial vessel for the Russian Fishery Company (“Mechanic Maslak”) took place. […]
NAFC student has been named as ‘Trainee Fishermen of the Year’ in the national Fishing News Awards 2020. Campbell Hunter, who is a crewman on the local whitefish trawler Guiding […]
Pandemic reveals a need for new connectivity solutions for the fishing industry, sates a press release from IEC – Connectivity at sea has never been more important than during these […]
Seafish passes baton to Global Seafood Assurances. The final Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS) has been publicly shared for the first time yesterday. It was officially handed over from Seafish […]
Record catch for Royal Greenland trawler. Recently, the latest addition to Royal Greenland’s fishing fleet, M/tr Avataq, unloaded a record catch of 903 tons of cold-water prawns in Sisimiut, Greenland […]
New support for Canada’s fish harvesters. Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has announced up to $469.4 million in new measures to support Canada’s fish harvesters, who are economically impacted by […]
Fisheries Fund Response. 20th April 2020 in Coronavirus, Domestic Fisheries Policy Statement by the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations The NFFO, the representative body for fishermen in England, Wales and […]
Samherji – seafood markets have changed drastically. Fresh seafood markets have changed drastically in just two weeks, and exports of fresh fish are only about a quarter of what they […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fatal Accident on board fishing vessel Artemis. Report on the investigation of fatal accident on board fishing vessel Artemis, Kilkeel, Northern Ireland, 29 April 2019. At about 1630 on 29 […]
Report on the investigation of the fatal accident on tug Millgarth. “The sole objective of the investigation of an accident under the Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2012 […]
A new deckhand training programme, aimed at attracting young entrants to the fishing industry has been announced by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s seafood development agency yesterday (Wednesday, 27th November). […]
Fatal man overboard from the creel boat Sea Mist. At approximately 1225 on 27 March 2019, the skipper/owner of the single-handed creel boat Sea Mist (BF918) became entangled in the […]
Norwegian salmon farmer orders new feed barge Norwegian salmon farmer Flakstadvåg Laks AS is preparing for both severe weather and further growth with the order of an AKVA AC 600 […]
Vessel monitoring system helps in rescue. Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak-body representing Australia’s commercial fishing industry, has commended the work of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and […]
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