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Faroe Islands dry dock to boost service capacity

Currently taking shape at Skála in the Faroe Islands, construction of the MEST Shipyard’s new dry dock at Skála making strong progress and is on track to be taken into use in October this year. The new dry dock in Skála is expected to boost MEST Shipyard’s service capacity significantly This is a major infrastructure initiative for the Faroe Islands and is set to provide a significant boost to MEST’s service capacity when the new dock becomes operational in October. Located within the Faroe Islands’ longest fjord, the facility benefits from a minimal tidal range, ensuring stable and efficient operations regardless… [...]

Double landings in one week

Westman Islands groundfish trawlers Vestmannaey and Bergey have started 2026 with a bang, delivering two landings each in the space of a week. The sister vessels landed in Neskaupstaður on Monday, and were back on Thursday morning to land another trip – and for a crew change before heading back to sea the same day. Bergey’s skipper Jón Valgeirsson said that the first trip was quiet to begin with before fishing picked up and they landed 46 tonnes before sailing again, into worsening weather. The second landing was 30 tonnes of mainly cod. On Vestmannaey skipper Egill Guðni Guðnason said… [...]

Reunimer awarded MSC certification for toothfish

Reunion Pêche Australe, a subsidiary of the Reunimer Group, has obtained MSC certification for its Patagonian toothfish fishery operated in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF). This recognition is the culmination of three years of rigorousenvironmental responsibility and scientific transparency practices. Established in 2017, Reunion Pêche Australe operates 68-metre longliner Atlas Cove, which has fished for Patagonian toothfish using demersal longlines since 2022, with trips lasting two to two and a half months, and with all catches landed in Réunion. With the exception of a forty-day closure around Kerguelen in February-March, this is a year-round fishery. For the past three years… [...]

Industry wants to lift Finnmark purse seine restriction

Norwegian industry body Fiskebåt has requested that the Ministry of Fisheries end the prohibition on vessels over 15 metres from fishing with purse seine gears on traditional fishing areas off the Finnmark coast. This refers to the area within four nautical miles of the baselines, between Kinnarodden and Svartnes lighthouse, 1st from April to 15th June. Fiskebåt maintains that there is not sufficient scientific basis for such a general and time-limited ban, stating that the regulation should rather be based on the actual mix of fish below the minimum size, in line with the currently applicable permitted proportions, combined with… [...]

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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.