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Mussel harvester delivered to Shetland company

Blueshell Mussels, located in Brae in Shetland, has been able to take delivery of a new Landing Utility Vessel (LUV) 2208 just weeks after signing the contract with Damen Shipyards Group in April. Blueshell Mussels approached Damen when they heard that was a LUV 2208 available The 21.70-metre by 7.50-metre beam Bountiful is designed to conduct a range of coastal and harbour operations, including transport of both people and equipment. This design is often deployed to islands where it operates in the aquaculture industry or as a lifeline for remote communities, and in this case the new vessel will be… [...]

Brim’s Lýsi acquisition ready to go through

Icelandic fishing and processing giant Brim has undertaken some major changes as it prepares the ground for the acquisition of Lýsi hf. The ISK20 billion acquisition cost of Lýsi is to be paid partly in Brim shares. Brim put out a successful ISK6 billion purchase offer to buy its own shares. In addition, Brim has sold its 43% holding in fishing company Melnes to KG Fiskverkun, which is also paid in Brim shares, while the company has also agreed the sale of its 50% holding in Polar Seafood Denmark to Polar Seafood Greenland for DKK925 million. Brim’s offer to acquire… [...]

Salmon harvester’s keel laid at Vigo yard

Freire Shipyard in Vigo has celebrated the keel laying of Tauriko, a sophisticated new salmon harvester/processor vessel for Norwegian group Napier. Tauriko will become the largest in the company’s fleet as well as the largest vessel of its kind within the aquaculture sector anywhere in the world. Tauriko represents the next generation of Napier vessels for the Norwegian aquaculture industry, building on the performance of the current Tauroa and Tautiki in terms of speed, operational efficiency and environmental performance. Scheduled for delivery in 2027, Tauriko will have an overall length of 83.90 metres, a beam of 15.80 metres and a draught… [...]

Mackerel indicators point downwards

Norway’s Institute of Marine Research has pushed back against claims in industry media concerning management of mackerel stocks over the last couple of decades, in the light of the ICES revision of methodology for mackerel. This led to an upwards revision of the size of the historical mackerel population, and industry entities have latched onto this to claim that the mackerel stock is significantly higher than estimated by ICES, and that far more can be fished than the maximum catch recommended by ICES. Researchers Espen Johnsen and Are Salthaug state that the revised methodology led to an upwards revision of… [...]

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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.