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Vestfjord safe in port after dramatic rescue

After listing heavily in heavy seas in the Skagerrak on Saturday evening, trawler Vestfjord is now alongside in Farsund, and a technical team is travelling from Hirtshals to attempt to restart the trawler’s engine tomorrow. The problems began when the 26-metre Vestfjord began taking on water that accumulated on the factory deck, resulting in a heavy list to starboard. According to skipper Óskar Halldórsson, the water was shoulder-deep and a hatchway was opened to allow it to drain into the engine room. This righted the list, but in wave heights of three to four metres, this was a gravely serious… [...]

Wind power and MPAs threaten local seafood supply

Two key Australian fishing groups have said that trawl and shark fishing can survive if offshore wind is prioritised toward low-fishing areas. Four of Australia’s six offshore wind zones affect the Commonwealth-managed trawl fishery and three affect the Commonwealth shark fishery. The trawl fishery is the largest supplier of local fresh fish into Melbourne and Sydney. Popular species include flathead, blue grenadier and pink ling. The shark fishery supplies ‘flake’ into south-eastern fish and chip shops. The groups have called for the protection of fishing grounds that were granted to licence holders, decades before wind developments were proposed. Only this… [...]

Iceland-Faroes fisheries agreement a rollover

The Faroe Islands and Iceland have struck a fisheries agreement for next year that rolls over the terms of the 2024 agreement. Faroese vessels maintain their quotas for 5600-tonne groundfish in Icelandic waters, including 2400 tonnes of cod and up to 400 tonnes of tusk, plus the Faroese fleet has 5% of the overall capelin quota shared between Iceland, Greeland and Norway, although not exceeding 30,000 tonnes. Faroese and Icelandic pelagic vessels continue a reciprocal access to each other’s EEZs and can take an unlimited amount of their blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring under this arrangement. In terms of direct… [...]

FFA members welcome WCPFC adoption of crew labour standards

Members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have welcomed the landmark adoption of a Conservation and Management Measure (CMM) on Crew Labour Standards at the 21st Session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) in Fiji. This measure establishes binding rules to improve the welfare of crew members on fishing vessels operating across the western and central Pacific. It involves addressing fair wages, safe working conditions and safeguards against exploitation. The adoption also sets into motion a three-year implementation period. ‘The adoption of these labour standards marks a crucial moment in ensuring the safety and dignity… [...]

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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.