Better Crew Training Needed for CO2 Firefighting Systems Global safety leader Survitec is advising the maritime industry to ensure fixed fire-fighting systems are commissioned by their original equipment manufacturers and […]
New funding scheme for fishermen’s life saving safety equipment across the UK. Vessel owners can claim back £200 per item towards the cost of buying PFDs/PLBs for their crew. Seafish, […]
EU seeks fishing safety agreement. The EU will encourage the ratification of the 2012 Cape Town Agreement on safety of fishing vessels at the Ministerial Conference on Safe and Legal […]
South West promoting fishermen’s safety. In Maritime Safety week Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, is proud to recognise and support the excellent work being […]
Russian Fishery Company, RFC simplifies crew employment procedure. The Russian Fishery Company has opened the corporate Personnel Center in Vladivostok. The new center has implemented a single window system and […]
Fishermen encouraged to take free safety training courses while funding is available. Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, is encouraging commercial fishermen across the country […]
With over 8,000 policies directly written, Sunderland Marine is strongly committed to improving and supporting safety on fishing vessels, investing significant resources in loss prevention to promote education and training […]
AZTI has developed an innovative real-time monitoring system capable of reconstructing with high accuracy the geometry of purse seine nets as they are deployed in the water. The technology is […]
New aquaculture service vessel ‘Naomi Jennifer’ delivered to Inverlussa. Inverlussa Marine Services has taken delivery of its latest major investment, a new 25 metre hybrid aquaculture support vessel built by […]
New trial awards quota to fishers delivering sustainability and growth. UK fishers demonstrating environmental, social, and economic benefits from quota use are being awarded additional quota this week The 2025 […]
Leading scientists redefine ‘sustainability’ to save the ocean and feed a hungry and warming planet. Top ocean experts have published a report that redefines the concept of “sustainable fishing” and […]
Brunvoll’s autonomy solution for fishing vessels. BruCon FishPilot is a solution for fishing vessels which allows less focus on vessel manoeuvring, and more on gear and catch. By giving the […]
Completion of new fishing vessel for Scotland. Macduff Ship Design has announced the completion and delivery of the, ‘VENTURE IV’, to Mark Lovie of the Venture II Fishing Company Limited. […]
Pacific Islands unite against sustainability challenges of tuna stocks. Making sure the tuna fisheries of the Western and Central Pacific remain sustainable is one of the driving aims of Pacific […]
‘Kallista Helen’ ready for sea. Ocean Kinetics and ScaleAQ have just completed the installation of an innovative thermolicer treatment system on Mull-based Inverlussa Marine Services new multi-purpose vessel, the ‘Kallista […]
Innovative egg to harvest solution to bring transformative benefits to aquaculture. Ocean Supercluster Announces $27M Integrated Operations And Real-Time Analytics Project. Together with project partners, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announced the […]
New Arctic freezer trawler enters service – The latest vessel of Kongsberg Maritime design to enter service, an 81.80m NVC 375 WP freezer trawler named Ilivileq, has just been delivered to […]
New fishing vessel order for Norwegian shipyard. Norwegian shipyard VARD has announced a new contract for the design and construction of a stern trawler for P/F Akraberg, a subsidiary of […]
Russian Crab signs contracts for crab catching vessels construction. The “Russian Crab” group of companies has signed contracts with the Onego Shipyard (Petrozavodsk, Russia) and the Okskaya shipyard (Nizhny Novgorod […]
The NFFO’s AGM was this year held in Fishmongers Hall and was attended by UK Fisheries Minister, George Eustice. The Chairman’s report, which is a summary of the Federation’s activities […]