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Good Fishing Off Iceland – Icelandic integrated fishing company, HB Grandi, reports that its fresher trawler Akurey docked in Reykjavík earlier this week with a full fishroom, 190 tonnes, after […]
Call For UK Whelk Management Strategy – Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) has published a study calling for national management of the common whelk – a species at risk of localised […]
Evidence on discard ban compliance – Today, 22nd May, the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee will take evidence on discard ban compliance from the bodies responsible for […]
Scottish Fishing Safety Group created – Fisheries Secretary Fergus Ewing has announced the creation of a group to advise on health and safety on Scottish commercial fishing vessels. Speaking at […]
Success at Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen 2019 – Scottish Fisheries Secretary Fergus Ewing praised Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen 2019 for being a ‘great showcase’ for the fishing industry. Speaking as […]
Science sheds new light on mackerel fishery – The following article by Ian Gatt, chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group, appeared in The Scotsman newspaper on 7 May Fisheries […]
Hook Marine to Attend Skipper Expo Aberdeen. If you are visiting the Aberdeen fishing show, Hook Marine would be delighted to see you at stand 53B where they will have […]
More male Southern flounder if water is warmer. If southern flounder live in warmer water during a critical window of early development, a higher percentage become male – more than […]
New seafood strategy advisor for NOAA. The USA’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) has announced the appointment of Dr. Michael Rubino as the agency’s new Senior Advisor for Seafood […]
Investment for Canadian fishing harbour – Last month, the Government of Canada announced that it has invested over $33 million in 35 small craft harbours across British Columbia between 2016 […]
New Vessel for Spanish Canner – Galician shipbuilder Construcciones Navales P. Freire will be in charge of building a new 1,500 m3 capacity vessel for Spanish seafood canner, Grupo Calvo. This […]
New retail brand for Russian Fishery Company. Fish products under the retail brand of “Russian Fishery Company” – Nordeco. Fillets and mince, as well as fish sticks from RFC’s Alaska […]
Peterhead Fisherman for National Awards – Peterhead Fisherman up for Young Fisherman of the Year Award at National Fishing News Awards Peterhead based fisherman, William Mackenzie (25) has been recognised […]
Good rise in fish stocks, says EC science body There is 36% more fish in the sea than 10 years’ ago, according to the European Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee […]
Europe Ratifies Technical Rule Simplification – The European Parliament has adopted the political agreement reached in February between the co-legislators on the Commission’s proposal for decentralised and simplified technical rules. […]
Nichola of Ladram joins SW fleet – South-West fishing company Waterdance has taken delivery of a new steel crabber, Nichola of Ladram E-1, which arrived in Brixham from the Luyt […]
ISSF appoints new directors – The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) announced today three Board of Directors appointments: fisheries scientist Dr. Rohan Currey of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC); “Law […]
Blue Whiting Fishery Picking Up – One of the skippers from Iceland’s HB Grandi’s fleet says there are signs that the Northeast Atlantic blue whiting fishery is picking up. ‘We’re […]
Icelandic Fish Catch Falls in March The landed catch of Icelandic vessels in March 2019 was over 118 thousand tonnes which is a 25% decrease from March 2018. Much of […]
Skipper Expo Intl Bristol postponed until 2020 – The next Skipper Expo Int. Bristol has been postponed from the original date in November this year and will now be held […]
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