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Pioneering on-site fishing net recycling pod

A pioneering pilot project has launched in Cape Town that could revolutionise the way fishing nets are recycled in South Africa. Spearheaded by non-profit company OCEAN Action Network (OCEAN) and Ocean Plastic Technologies (OPT), the project introduces the country’s first harbour-based facility for recycling fishing nets, located at the V&A Waterfront’s Collier Jetty. The initiative comes in response to growing environmental pressure and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) requirements for sustainable fishing practices, including the responsible disposal and recycling of fishing gear. Despite the visible accumulation of old nets across the industry, the exact volume being discarded remains unknown as most… [...]

Stadyard delivers seiner pair

Owners in Austevoll in the west of Norway have taken delivery of a pair of purse seiner/seine netters delivered by Stadyard in Måløy. Katrine S and Kalsøybas have been built for owners in the Austevoll region of Norway. Images: Stadyard Katrine S has been built for fishing company Oma Kyst and Kalsøybas belongs to PR Jari AS. These 14.99-metre, 8-metre beam vessels are built with 120 cubic metres of RSW tank capacity, a significant achievement for vessels of this size. ‘This is an investment for the future. One that will strengthen our operations, profitability and recruitment to the industry,’ said… [...]

Longliners focus on tusk

Vísir’s longliners are currently searching for tusk as their primary target species on fishing grounds south of Iceland. Longliners Páll Jónsson and Sighvatur have been targeting tusk Páll Jónsson landed earlier this week after a short stub of a trip. Skipper Jónas Ingi Sigurðsson said that this time they shot away the line four times for 70 tonnes. ‘This was mostly tusk and ling, with some cod and haddock,’ he said, commenting that the catch was taken on the Selvogur Bank. ‘As soon as we finished landing we headed east towards Ingólfshöfði to keep searching for tusk.’ Sighvatur landed 105… [...]

Pacific leaders lobby for climate-resilient fisheries

Pacific leaders have issued a unified call for urgent global action to protect the world’s largest tuna production region from the accelerating impacts of climate change. This comes with a call to action – to recognise and support the Pacific’s decades-long leadership in ocean sustainability and to ensure justice for those bearing the heaviest costs of a crisis they did not create. This message was reinforced at the 3rd UN Oceans Conference in Nice during a side event on this week, co-hosted by the Government of Niue and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA). Tuvalu Prime Minister Hon. Feleti… [...]

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all the time, with innovations reaching the market all the time. We track and monitor these developments and bring them to you as they happen to keep you updated. We’re also watching the industry’s steadily evolving politics with the constant demands for fishing to be greener and cleaner – keeping track of the industry landscape as it changes.
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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.