ITECHMER 2021 The international fishing industry trade fair The first trade fair for fishing industry in France, ITECHMER is a meeting of professionals working in sectors from ship design to final processing of seafood products, ...
IRISH SKIPPER EXPO 2021 Irish Skipper Expo 2020 has been rescheduled to take place on 12 and 13 March 2021 at the UL Sport Arena in Limerick, Ireland Now in its 16th year, Irish Skipper Expo ...
Shetland herring wanted for new scientific study. The NAFC Marine Centre UHI is asking Shetland fishermen for help with a new project to determine the identity of herring found in Shetland waters. The fishermen are ...
Waste fishing gear threatens Ganges wildlife. Waste fishing gear in the River Ganges poses a threat to wildlife including otters, turtles and dolphins, new research shows. The study says entanglement in fishing gear could harm ...
New chair for IPNLF The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), the global charity that is focused on promoting sustainable development, by working with, and promoting environmentally sustainable and socially responsible one-by-one tuna fisheries, announced ...
ITECHMER 2021 Fisheries Expo, the benchmark trade fair for the fisheries sector, will be held at the Parc des Expositions Lorient Bretagne Sud on Tuesday 5 to Thursday 7 October 2021. During the last edition ...
Without Fishers There is no Fishing – Fishers should be seen as guardians of the sea and its resources states a recent press release from Europêche. At the Plenary meeting held yesterday, the EU Social ...
Pelagic Fishing Success with Hampidjan Gear – Pelagic vessel Sigurður docked in its home port in the Westman Islands last week for the first time since sailing on 24th July. They have been fishing all ...
ABB sustainable power solution at heart of FrøyGruppen’s innovative live fish carrier ABB secures a contract with Sefine Shipyard to provide power and propulsion solution to FrøyGruppen’s state-of-the-art hybrid live fish carrier, future-proofing the vessel ...
Preparing for EU Exit – A series of webinars are being organised to help seafood businesses prepare for changes to import and export processes for trade with the EU and Northern Ireland, that will come ...
Samherji acquires a vessel to catch and conserve live fish. Samherji has invested in a pelagic vessel and is in the process of converting the vessel for groundfish fishing, where it will be possible to ...
Good fishing results for Juliarth 2 with new Osprey doors The French fishing vessel, Juliarth 2, has taken delivery of a new set of Osprey trawl doors, with the skipper pleased with their performance and ...
A deep dive into data. The development of the EU funded grading and registration system SeaScann is well underway. The system will bring fish traceability to new levels, increase raw material utilisation and vastly improve ...
Charisma herring survey. Shetland pelagic fishing vessel Charisma recently returned to her home port of Symbister, Whalsay after carrying out acoustic survey work for west coast herring. Skippered by Davie Hutchison, and with scientific staff ...
The Fathom podcast steams on with support from Seafarers UK – The podcast that has kept us in the loop during these uncertain times, by bringing together voices from across the fishing industry, has received ...
$4 million helping hand announced for fishers reeling from the effects of COVID-19. Saturday, June 20 marked an exciting day for the Australian seafood industry with the announcement of $4 million in Federal funding to ...
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 difficult times. New regulations can ...
UN-FAO releases 2020 edition of “The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture” (SOFIA) on the occasion of “World Ocean Day” By Amod Ashok Salgaonkar, 08 June 2020 The recently released UN-FAO 2020 edition of “The ...
UK Seafood Innovation Fund Update – How to apply for research and development funding from the UK Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) scheme. The UK government’s Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) is a £10 million research and development (R&D) ...
Fishing less win for lobstermen and endangered whales. A new study by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) found that New England’s historic lobster fishery may turn a higher profit by operating with less gear in ...
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