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Inverlussa buys into shipping business

Aquaculture company Inverlussa has acquired a 60% shareholding in LCL Shipping Ltd, marking a significant step in the company’s long-term growth strategy and strengthening its position within Scotland’s aquaculture supply chain. Based in Whalasy, Shetland, LCL Shipping is an established marine logistics business specialising in transporting aquaculture feed throughout Shetland. The company has built a strong reputation for reliable service over many years and will continue to operate under the LCL Shipping name. ‘LCL Shipping has built an excellent reputation over many years, and we are delighted to welcome the business into the Inverlussa Group,’ said Inverlussa MD Ben Wilson.… [...]

Aquatic foods excluded from EU protein agenda

Recognising the need to strengthen resilience, reduce strategic dependencies and support more sustainable food production, the EU Seafood Alliance stresses that Europe’s protein strategy will remain incomplete if aquatic foods are fail to be recognised. Bringing together EAPO, Europêche, FEAP, Seafood Europe and EMPA, the European Union Seafood Alliance (EUSeA) has welcomed the European Commission’s renewed focus on protein resilience, strategic autonomy and sustainable food systems, following the publication of the Action Plan for resilience, strategic autonomy and sustainability of the EU protein system and the EU Strategy on Livestock, describing these initiatives as setting an important direction for Europe’s… [...]

First snapshot of tuna longline fleets

A new report by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) combines vessel registry information from all five tuna RFMOs into a single global resource for understanding longline fleet composition, fishing capacity, and vessel characteristics. This report, Characteristics of Longline Fleets Registered in Tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations as of June 2026, by Dr. Josu Santiago harmonises vessel registry information from the world’s five tuna RFMOs. Longline fisheries play a significant role in supplying global tuna markets, yet information about the size and composition of the worldwide fleet has historically been unavailable from a single source, instead being dispersed across multiple RFMO vessel registries. By bringing these records together into a standardised dataset, the report… [...]

Offal gas knocks out longliner’s engineers

A routine maintenance job on board longliner Antarctic Discovery became a life-threatening emergency when decomposing fish offal was accidentally pumped into a machinery space, released toxic gas and put four workers in hospital. The incident took place in February 2025, and the subsequent report has been made public by the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC). On 21st February 2025, Antarctic Discovery was in dry dock at Lyttelton. Two apprentice fitters descended a ladder to the bow thruster machinery space to work on pipe components tucked behind a tank that held had a mixture of decaying fish offal and… [...]

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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.