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New crab catcher takes Northern sea route to the Far East

A new vivier crabber built for Russian Far East fishing company Aqua-Invest is taking the Northern sea route for its delivery trip to Vladivostok from the outfitting yard at Rybinsk in western Russia. Sergey Prikhodko has deck space optimised for maximum carrying capacity. Images: Nobel Brothers Shipyard The 57.70-metre Sergey Prikhodko has been built under the investment quotas programme and is designed by Damen Engineering in St Petersburg to operate in the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk. The new crabber is the first of a pair of sister vessels and has been built at the Nobel Brothers Shipyard,… [...]

Robust results despite a tough environment

Sea Harvest Group in South Africa has been through a tough first half on 2024, but has delivered an EBIT of R373 million, 6% ahead of 2023, reaping the benefits of significantly improved pricing and strong demand in wild-caught ﬁsh that resulted in revenue increasing by 3% to R3.3 billion. This is despite performance being constrained by continued low hake catch rates, deteriorating market conditions in abalone markets and higher interest rates in both South Africa and Australia. ‘The first six months of this year have been some of the toughest months in the history of the Group,’ said Sea… [...]

MSC responds to ITF/Nature claims

The Marine Stewardship Council has responded to claims made by the International Transport Federation in a study published in Nature, concerning forced labout in tuna fisheries. ‘We recognise forced and child labour is a complex and distressing issue affecting the seafood industry. However, the focus of MSC’s work is to address the immense challenge of overfishing and the environmental difficulties that this poses for the ocean,’ an MSC representative commented. ‘Contrary to the article’s assertion, the MSC ecolabel does not offer an assurance on forced or child labour. The article’s claim that we do is based on isolated use of… [...]

New Cosmos Trawl net loft open for business

The new net loft in the Danish port of Skagen has been built by Cosmos Trawl, the Danish subsidiary of the Hampiðjan Group, and the inauguration of the new building marks a milestone in the company’s development. Mayor of Fredrikshavn Birgit S. Hansen, Hampiðjan CEO Hjörtur Erlendsson, and Cosmos Trawl’s MD Michael Lassen formally inaugurated the new facility The Skagen net loft is designed to meet the needs of the fleet, which increasingly consists of large pelagic vessels, and the new facility has been outfitted with this in mind. There are four trawl tracks in the new building – while… [...]

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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.