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French tuna operators welcome Seychelles agreement

The implementation of a new protocol for the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) between the EU and the Seychelles has been welcomed by French tuna operators’ federation Orthongel. The agreement has been signed by Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis and Wallace Cosgrow, Minister for Fisheries, Agriculture and the Blue Economy of the Seychelles. The previous agreement had expired on 23rd February, leaving European vessels operating in the Indian Ocean in a state of prolonged uncertainty. This development brings an end to several months of uncertainty. It enables around thirty purse seiners, including those belonging to Orthongel members, to… [...]

Climbdown on octopus farming

A five-year campaign against plans by Spanish multinational Nueva Pescanova to establish an octopus farm on Gran Canaria has led to a climbdown. Compassion in World Farming (CiWF) has announced that Nueva Pescanova has shelved plans that would have kept around a million octopus per year in tanks, ‘despite clear evidence that these animals cannot be farmed or slaughtered humanely.’ Consistent pressure has resulted in plans for an octopus farm in Gran Canaria being abandoned This ‘announcement marks the victory of our five-year campaign to stop the controversial project, including a recent push which resulted in more than 43,000 emails… [...]

Norway is a third country for waste handling

According to the Norwegian Environment Agency, the European Commission is treating Norway as a third country in terms of waste transport, until the new EU regulation on cross-border waste transport is incorporated into the EEA Agreement. This means that Norwegian operators must follow the procedures in the new regulations, even though they are not formally part of Norwegian law yet. For green-listed plastic waste, this includes stricter classification and new requirements for notification and consent for export and import. Nofir, which exports scrap fishing and aquaculture equipment weekly to its recycling facility in Lithuania, is closely monitoring the situation. ‘The… [...]

Ministers fiddle as Irish fishing industry burns

The Seafood Ireland Alliance (SIA) acknowledges the importance of bringing EU Fisheries Ministers to Cork to showcase the potential of the Irish seafood sector as they gather in Cork under Ireland’s Presidency to discuss generational renewal in fisheries and aquaculture – but urge Ireland’s government to take this opportunity to highlight how the CFP has failed the Irish industry. ‘The crisis in the industry is deepening. Long-established family businesses built through generations are going to the wall with the lack of fish available to catch and process. To halt this decline, to protect what little we have left, we need… [...]

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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.