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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… [...]

Far East crabber fleet continues to grow

Shipbuilders in Russia continue to deliver a new generation of crab catchers for both northern and far east waters. The latest is the 63.27-metre, 10.60-metre breadth Alexandr Rodin, launched at the Nakhodka Ship Repair Yard (NSRY). Alexandr Rodin is expected to start fishing in the North Pacific after completing sea trials NSRY laid the new ice-class crabber’s keel in August 2024 and this is the third vessel for Magadan company Tikhrybkom (Pacific Fishery Company) built at a Russian shipyard under the state investment quota initiative. The first two in the series, Omolon and Kedon, were delivered by Khabarovsk shipbuilders in… [...]

Nueva Pescanova adds freezer vessel to Namibia fleet

The Vigo-based Nueva Pescanova Group is strengthening its fishing activity and investment in Namibia with the addition of freezer vessel Olupale to the NovaNam fleet. The 59.82-metre, 12.65-metre breadth Olupale has capacity to generate 2500 tonnes of finished product per year and will become the most modern vessel operating on African fishing grounds. It has a 900 cubic metre fishrrom and accommodation for a crew of up to 29. It will operate primarily on hake in Namibian waters for Nueva Pescanova subsidiary NovaNam. The trawler was acquired from Mar de Arbo SL. It was built in 2024 and has not… [...]

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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.