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Back on blue whiting

As the blue whiting fishery again gets underway for the Icelandic pelagic fleet, Síldarvinnslan’s Börkur has made a strong start. Börkur sailed on Sunday and reported 860 tonnes for its first two tows at the northern end of the Rose Garden to the east of Iceland. ‘The blue whiting looks to be fine quality. The fish are on the large side and they’re fat, so should make ideal raw material for fishmeal production,’ said skipper Herbert Jónsson. ‘There’s attention on how well we’re doing out here on our own. There are more pelagic vessels on the way and then we’ll… [...]

Fresh brand for Grimsby group

A new era has begun with a new figurehead and new brand for a group of Grimsby companies at the heart of two of the town’s defining industries. Andrew Oliver is now chief executive of Grimsby Fish Dock Group, a subtle switch from the name Grimsby Fish Dock Enterprises, and one aimed at unifying the business units it sits behind. There’s a new brand for a group of companies at the heart of two of Grimsby’s defining industries The four distinct operational strands – Grimsby Fish Market, Port of Grimsby East, Grimsby Shipyard Services and Offshore Training Centre Grimsby –… [...]

Mulvey report must not be shelved, says Irish industry

The Seafood Industry Alliance of Irish industry organisations has given a cautious welcome to the recently released Mulvey report on the issues faced by the seafood sector and commends Minister Dooley for taking this initiative. SIA states that meaningful engagement and follow-up by Government on the key challenges the report highlights have never been more needed. The much awaited and anticipated report from Kieran Mulvey to Minister of State Timmy Dooley on the state of the Irish seafood industry was finally released following prolonged discussions with Government officials on its content. The report is the outcome of multiple meetings with… [...]

No change to policy on crews’ fish

There’s a longstanding convention that the small amounts of fish that crews get to take home for their own consumption are overlooked in official figures and not deducted from quotas. Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Marianne Sivertsen Ness has made it clear that this policy isn’t going to change, despite a proposal from the Directorate of Fisheries to introduce requirements for ‘homers’ to be recorded and deducted from vessel quotas. ‘I will not take this proposal further. The proposal has been on the agenda previously, and it was not taken further in the current regulations at that time,’ the… [...]

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New Vessels

We keep track of new fishing vessels from all over Europe and around the world, in line with the major optimisation of fisheries that has taken place in recent years. We follow shipyards and designers around the world to keep you updated on newbuilds in the fishing industry.