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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… [...]

How much duty-free competition can Europe’s tuna sector take?

With a slew of agreements set to extensively open the European market to tuna imports from around the world Europêche wants to see European institutions eliminate ATQs on tuna loins from 1st January 2027, as well as for all free trade agreements involving tuna to monitor the impacts on the EU tuna sector – and ensure rapid safeguard measures in case of market disruption or unfair competition. Also on the list are guarantees for strict sanitary, environmental and social controls for imported tuna products, clarification of the economic and sustainability assessments that justified the liberalisation of tuna products, and to stipulate… [...]

EU approves French State aid for agricultural and aquaculture companies

The European Commission has approved a €15 million French State aid scheme to support companies in the agricultural and aquaculture sectors throught the Middle East crisis that has unleased spiralling fuel prices. The scheme was approved under the Middle East Crisis Temporary State Aid Framework (METSAF). France notified to the Commission a €15 million scheme to support companies active in the primary production of agricultural and aquaculture products. The scheme aims to mitigate the impact of the increase in non-road diesel fuel prices for fuel purchased in April 2026. The scheme will run until 31st December 2026. Between February and April… [...]

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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.