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Sørkapp christened in Tromsø

Norwegian fishing company Nergård Havfiske has celebrated the christening of its latest factory trawler at the quayside in Tromsø, with sister vessels Breidtind and Senja alongside with the new Sørkapp after the trio sailed into the port in a line. Sørkapp’s godmother Lisa Marie Grøndahl in the skipper’s chair of the new trawler. Images: Nergård Havfiske Lisa Marie Grøndahl cracked the traditional bottle of champagne against the new trawler’s plates to welcome Sørkapp to the Nergård fleet. Sørkapp was delivered at the end of last year to Nergård Havfiske and has six months of operation already behind it. Completed at… [...]

Irish fishing organisations unite to drive change

Five Irish organisations in the fishing and seafood sectors have come together to demand change at national and EU level. ‘Our objective is to work together on raising awareness of critical challenges impacting the sector at both national and EU level’, reads a joint statement released following extensive consultation. The organisations are The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO), the Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO), the Irish South & West Fish Producers Organisation (IS&WPO), the Irish South & East Fish Producers Organisation (IS&EPO), and the Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association (IFPEA). These organisations state that they are ‘committed to work closely… [...]

Commission consults on funding programmes

The European Commission has launched two consultations to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of past and current funding programmes for fisheries and maritime activities. The first of these aims to gather evidence and different perspectives on the management and use of the funds from various parties involved or interested, such as individuals, the fisheries and the maritime sectors, non-governmental and other organisations, and national administrations from Member States. The Commission expects to publish a summary report of the consultations, including the evidence gathered, by the end of 2024 The second consultation is planned to include a questionnaire. This will be… [...]

New coastal seiner on sea trials

Sea trials are in progress for the new coastal seiner netter/purse seiner Jarle Berg, about to be delivered by Larsnes Mek Verksted to fishing company Jarle Bergs Sønner. The Skipskompetanse-designed Jarle Berg is being trialled ahead of delivery by Larsnes Mek Vesksted Designed by Skipskompetanse, the 50.70-metre Jarle Berg is built to a SK-3151 design and has a breadth of 12 metres, laid out so that it has a variety of options in terms of handling the catch, with a fresh fish factory on board, as well as facilities for holding live fish in its 499 cubic metre RSW tanks,… [...]

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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.