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Value drop for Norway’s seafood exports

The value of Norwegian seafood exports in February dropped 2% in NoK terms compared to the same month in 2025, while the figure for the first two months of 2026 is 2.7% down on January and February last year. ‘Lower supplies of shellfish and wild-caught fish due to quota reductions, combined with a still troubled world and trade barriers, are affecting the market, product flows and prices even more strongly than we have experienced before. The start of this year has therefore been more demanding than last year,’ said Norwegian Seafood Council CEO Christian Chramer. While the value of exports… [...]

Cape Town Agreement welcomed, paves the way for safer fishing industry

European social partners have welcomed the formal accession of Argentina to the 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA), describing this decisive step triggering the conditions for the global treaty to enter into force in 2027 as marking a historic milestone for global safety at sea. ‘The entry into force of the Cape Town Agreement is a monumental achievement for the global fishing sector. This treaty is crucial not only to protect the lives of fishers at sea, but also to consolidate a true global level playing field, eradicating substandard practices and unfair competition in other parts of the world,’ said Cor… [...]

FloMo trawl gear evaluated in UK trial

Developed in New Zealand and after extensive trials there, a prototype FloMo set of gear has been put through trials in the Irish Sea, and delivering results that look encouraging, not least with a significantly lower retention of undersized whiting. The ten days of trials were overseen by Seafish on a Northern Ireland commercial twin-rigger fishing for nephrops, with the Flomo gear towed alongside a standard set of trawl gear with a 300mm square mesh panel. Initially there was a 59% reduction in the retention of undersized whiting during the first eleven tows – although there were a few handling… [...]

ISSF repeals conservation measure as yellowfin classification changes

The 2021 measure adopted by tuna industry body ISSF in response to scientific assessments of over-exploitation of Indian Ocean yellowfin has been repealed in the light of new data indicating that the stock is no longer overfished or experiencing overfishing. ISSF Conservation Measure 1.3 – IOTC Yellowfin Tuna Rebuilding following a review of updated scientific advice on the status of Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna – was adopted as a response to the state of the Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna fishery, and this required participating companies to reduce their sourcing of Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna by between 11 and 22%, and to publicly report on… [...]

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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.