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...
Greymouth, New Zealand-based fishing company Westfleet Seafoods recently took delivery of a new longline fishing vessel built by compatriot shipyard the AIMEX Service Group. Designed by Australian naval architecture firm Oceantech, the vessel has been named Te Runanga after a town in New Zealand’s...
China’s Dalian Liaoning Shipyard has handed over two tuna longline fishing vessels in a series to local shipowner Sino-Ocean. Jinfeng 2 and Jinfeng 4 will be operated in the Atlantic Ocean. Specifically, they are designed for operation in the higher latitudes that are characterised by significantly...
Deliveries include an ice-capable crab boat for Russia, a Finnish-built net fishing vessel, and a hybrid wellboat for a Norwegian owner. An Australian fishing company has meanwhile placed an order for a longliner designed to catch toothfish in the Southern Ocean. Finnish builder delivers net...
Taiwan News reports that all 16 crewmembers of a Taiwanese fishing vessel have been safely rescued after their vessel sank in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa on Tuesday, September 12. The incident occurred at around 09:00 local time on Tuesday when the 100-tonne tuna longliner Der...
Hvide Sande Shipyard in Denmark has handed over a new fishing/training vessel ordered by the Vestland County Municipality of Norway. Named Skulebas, the vessel boasts compartments that will function as classrooms to help train aspiring fishing vessel crews. Accommodations are available for up to...
Deliveries include a compact trawler for a French owner and two longliners for China’s tuna fishing fleet in the Atlantic. A new Russian crab boat will meanwhile begin ..
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This episode is a bit complicated because it involves five rogue Japanese coral draggers and two Japanese stern trawlers, all operating on Hancock Seamount several hundre ..
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Recent deliveries include a Norwegian netting boat and catamaran workboats for two operators in New Zealand. Construction continues on six new distant-water trawlers for ..
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) recently adopted nine resolutions, notably on bigeye tuna, electronic monitoring system, and cetaceans, by consensus at its recent ..
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