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First all-Russian crabber laid down at Nobel Brothers yard

The Nobel Brothers Shipyard – part of the Kalashnikov group – has celebrated the keel-laying of a new vivier crabber for Vladivostok company Vostok, which has ordered two such vessels for fishing in the northern Pacific region. The 61.35-metre, 13-metre design has been developed by St Petersburg company Marine Engineering Centre, and the ice-class crabber will have a 550 cubic metre capacity in its six tanks, providing a carrying capacity of 80-100 tonnes of live catch. The layout on board is for deploying and retrieving cone-shaped traps for a variety of crab species. ‘It’s a great pleasure to know that… [...]

Co-operation to combat illegal fishing in Southeast Asia

Representatives from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) have delivered a comprehensive vessel monitoring system workshop under the Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Promoting Sustainable Fisheries in Southeast Asia Program (SEA IUU Fishing Program). Twenty-five fisheries officers and staff from the Malaysian Department of Fisheries engaged in the three-day workshop with AFMA specialists, who shared their expert skills and operational knowledge of vessel monitoring systems. It’s noteworthy that six female officers, selected for their skills and experience, were among the workshop participants. Illegal fishing operations rely on a lack of fisheries monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) communication and… [...]

Visa policy changes could lead to tie-ups, warns Seafish

The cost of using non-UK labour under changes to the Skilled Worker Visa (SWV) process, introduced last year by the previous UK government, is expected to hit the seafood sector hard, according to a Seafish analysis. For some fleet sectors, quayside prices would have to rise substantially to offset the increased cost of non-UK labour. The then Prime Minister and Home Secretary announced plans in December 2023 to reduce net migration and resolve abuses of the UK immigration system. These include substantial increases to the salary threshold for a skilled overseas worker, from £26,200 to £38,700. The UK Government had… [...]

Moroccan pelagic operators adopt ethical charter

The Moroccan Confederation of Industrial Pelagic Fishing Shipowners (COMAIP) held an extraordinary general assembly in Rabat earlier this month, when the board unanimously adopted an ethical charter focused on the preservation of resources, exemplary social practices, and environmental sustainability. COMAIP represents 11 operators in Dakhla with 25 trawlers and more than 40 processing units The board also decided to entrust an independent entity with the drafting of a report on the socio-economic impact of the sector at the regional, national and continental levels. In addition, three new committees were created: an ethics committee to supervise the implementation of the charter,… [...]

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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.