The Russian Crab Group of Companies recently took delivery of a new crab fishing vessel built locally by Onega Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant. Kapitan Egorov was designed for operation in unrestricted navigation areas, allowing it to haul up to 120 tonnes of live crab over long distances. Long...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Frøyanes – Ice-capable trawler/crabber for Norwegian Barents Sea fishing company
Norwegian fishing company Ervik Havfiske recently took delivery of a new shrimp trawler built to a design by naval architecture firm Marin Teknikk. The steel-hulled Frøyanes is outfitted as a triple-rig trawler that can also be utilised for catching snow crab in the Norwegian and Barents Seas....
VESSEL REVIEW | Polarbris – Hybrid seiner/trawler delivered to Norway’s Atlantic Seafish
Norwegian seafood company Atlantic Seafish, via subsidiary Polarbris, recently took delivery of a new seiner/trawler designed and built by Danish shipbuilder Karstensens Skibsværft. The vessel, which is also named Polarbris (“Polar Breeze”), will be homeported in Alesund and will be used as a Danish seiner and netter for groundfish in addition to catching snow crab. […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Charlie Knight – Compact hybrid workboat for Scottish fish farm support duties
Norwegian shipbuilder Salthammer Båtbyggeri (SHB) has completed construction of a new workboat optimised for supporting operations at offshore fish farms in Scottish waters. Built to a design by Norwegian naval architecture firm Tomra Engineering, the 18.5-metre (60.7-foot) Charlie Knight was developed in response to its owner’s need for a “Norwegian-style” vessel capable of environment-friendly operations. […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Havsnurp – Versatile herring trawler delivered to Norwegian pelagic fishing company
Norwegian family-owned pelagic fishing company Havsnurp has expanded its fleet with the recent acquisition of a new trawler built by Karstensens Skibsværft of Denmark. The third vessel to be acquired by the company has also been named Havsnurp, and it replaces a similarly named Karstensens-built...
VESSEL REVIEW | Hengyi No 1 – Large semi-submersible fish cage deployed off China’s Guangdong province
Chinese manufacturer Guangdong Blue Water Deep Sea Equipment Technology recently completed construction of one of the largest semi-submersible, offshore fish breeding cages ever to be operated in Guangdong province. Operated by Guangdong Hengyi Marine Industry Development, Hengyi No 1 (恒燚一号) has an LOA of 101 metres (331 feet), a beam of 47.5 metres (155 feet), […]
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OPINION | The CO2 conundrum: to store or ignore
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas approximately 430 ppm atmospherically that is essential to life on Earth. The concentration is expected to increase with continued use of wood, coal, oil and natural gas that is also essential to life: our daily lives. This increase presumes a threat to the planet...
REMINISCENCES | Frank Goto and the United Fishing Agency
The United Fishing Agency is one of the best things that has ever happened to Hawaii’s seafood industry. It is also one of the best things that ever happened to me. Without doubt it completed my education in ichthyology and marine biology. Not only that, it was indirectly responsible insert for me...
VESSEL REVIEW | Caijin Haishang Liangcang Yi Hao-1 – Large, submersible salmon pen to be deployed in China’s offshore waters
Chinese company Shandong Caijin Wanzefeng Marine Technology has completed construction of a submersible fish pen for harvesting salmon in offshore waters. Caijin Haishang Liangcang Yi Hao-1 (财金海上粮仓壹号-1; “Caijin Offshore Granary No 1-1”) is the first of a planned series of six offshore salmon pens, all of which are scheduled to be operational in the Yellow […]
OPINION | China’s grey-zone provocations: time to reciprocate
It’s time to send a signal to Beijing that a crisis is approaching. China’s use of grey zone tactics is intensifying. This worsening trend line has been evident for several years and seems headed towards an unintended violent incident, a crisis, and possibly armed conflict. Attempts need to be made...