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Europêche strengthens comms and project activity

European industry body Europêche is boosting its team with the appointment of Mathilde Nouvel as Project and Communication Officer. In her project management role, she actively supports initiatives that are shaping the future of sustainable fisheries, driving innovation, enhancing science and safety on board, promoting equity and advancing progress across the industry. In her communication role, she contributes to the implementation of the organisation’s communication strategy, helping to raise the visibility, realities and understanding of the sector. Her work spans a broad range of fisheries-related issues, with a particular focus on promoting a balanced and pragmatic approach to sustainability, one… [...]

Seafood fuels Norway’s World Cup team

Team chef Aron Espeland shipped half a tonne of fresh Norwegian seafood to US to ensure players are at the top of their game. ‘It’s a demanding job to plan and serve four daily meals to more than sixty people over such a long period, but thanks to thorough preparations and fantastic ingredients from Norway, we are ready for the challenge. I am really looking forward to doing my part to help the players perform at their best during the World Cup,’ he said. Aron Espeland has temporarily relocated from Brasserie France in Oslo to the Norway team’s hotel in… [...]

Dumping catch leads to jail time

The reaction by the crew of Padstow crabber Amber Mabel PW-12 when boarded by Cornwall IFCA officers in April last year had resulted in penalties including custodial sentences handed down by Truro Crown Court. IFCA officers boarded Amber Mabel alongside in Padstow as it returned from a trip to sea, suspecting that there might be berried lobsters in the catch. They were unable to verify this as the skipper and a crewman discarded the catch. The court was shown video evidence of them piushing lobsters out through a freeing port in the vessel’s side. When IFCA officers were subjected to… [...]

Fish welfare report misses science and critical practical realities

The Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) has welcomed the European Commission’s (DG SANTE) recently released overview report on farmed fish welfare, but warns that its main conclusions overlook fundamental scientific and operational challenges facing the sector. ‘FEAP fully supports science-based welfare improvements, but they must be practical, achievable, and proportionate,’ said FEAP Secretary General Javier Ojeda. ‘The Commission’s report risks setting unrealistic expectations that fail to account for the diversity of our sector, from small family-owned lagoon farms to larger marine operations. Legislation that ignores farm-level realities will not improve fish welfare; it will simply drive production outside the… [...]

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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.