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Strong Danish presence at Nor-Fishing 2026

A group of 38 exhibitors from will be showcasing Danish innovation at Nor-Fishing 2026 as part of the Pavilion of Denmark. This is the place to find Danish innovation for fisheries, fish processing and maritime industries. This Norwegian exhibition is an important market for many Danish suppliers, as well as bringing in visitors from all over the world, Nor-Fishing is an important place to be for the Danish companies. Samson Pumps is a first-time exhibitor at the Pavilion of Denmark and at Nor-Fishing. The company has been serving the fishing industry for many years, particularly in the Norwegian market. Looking… [...]

Heading for mackerel

Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessels Börkur and Beitir are about to make a start on the Icelandic fleet’s mackerel fishery. While skippers Hjörvar Hjálmarsson and Tómas Kárason would prefer to fish for mackerel in home waters off the south-east of Iceland, they could find themselves going further offshore. The pelagic vessels fishing for blue whiting in that area have already reported encouraging signs of mackerel. ‘We hope there will be fish to be found in that area, and our experience is that fish caught there is large and fine quality,’ Hjörvar Hjálmarsson said. ‘We have to bear in mind that it’s two… [...]

Additional fishing days with low-impact doors

The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is assigning an addition 2454 fishing days for the current year to 301 Mediterranean trawlers that are using trawl doors flown off the seabed, reducing impact. This additional allocation, accounting for 3% of the total days allocated to Spain for this year, in in response to the alteration of the management plan for the conservation of demersal fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, carried out last year, which sets out that this percentage of days will be used to encourage the use of low-impact gears such as flying doors. This system significantly… [...]

VSV subsidiary acquires specialist saltfish producer

Grupeixe, the Portuguese subsidiary of Icelandic fishing and processing group Vinnslustöðin (VSV) has acquired Empresa de Secagem de Bacalhau (ESBAL), which specialises in frozen and dried saltfish products. Acquired by VSV in 2019, Grupeixe has decades of experience on the saltfish market. According to the company, this latest acquisition is an important step in building up VSV’s presence on the Portuguese market, one of the most important for saltfish, increasing capacity to service the requirements of customers and consumers. ‘Buy acquiring ESBAL, we are taking the next step and strengthening our market position,’ said Grupeixe managing director Nuno Araújo, adding… [...]

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Newbuildings

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.