Norway sees demand for blue whiting from Africa, as sand eel fishing kicks off
Slow fishing in Russia has reportedly led to demand from Africa for blue whiting, while Norway gets started on its initial sand eel quota of 60,000t
Russian fishers exploiting UK waters via loophole
Russian trawlers still have access to £16m of fish in UK waters because of a loophole that affects a stretch of sea off the coast of Scotland
Losses mount in Irish port as vessels turn away over weighing requirement
Losses are mounting in the Irish port of Killybegs with vessels turning away over a requirement that fish is weighed without water before further transport
Norwegian vessels turn to blue whiting with capelin season done
Week 12 of 2022 saw Norway's fleet enjoy the best week of the year so far for blue whiting, with fishing taking place west of Ireland in EU waters
NGO looks to take legal action against EU ministers for permitting overfishing
ClientEarth claims that 40% of stocks in the North-East Atlantic remain overfished despite the original legal obligation to end overfishing by 2020
Norway, Iceland wind up capelin seasons
Norwegian vessels have taken their fill of the Barents Sea capelin quota, while blue whiting fishing goes on, most heading for human consumption processing in Ireland
Skretting’s new sustainability policy gives NE Atlantic blue whiting the all-clear
Under its new responsible sourcing policy, Nutreco and Skretting are happy to accept blue whiting's inclusion in the MarinTrust Improvers Programme
Pelagic vessel delivered to Faroese North Pelagic
Faroese pelagic and whitefish company North Pelagic has taken delivery of a new 90-meter vessel for fishing blue whiting, mackerel, capelin and herring
Karstensens to build new 75m pelagic trawler for Veibust family
The new Havfisk is the latest vessel ordered by the Veibusts from Karstensens Skibsvaerft after receiving the 80m trawler Havskjer in early 2021
P&P vessel makes huge blue whiting spillage off coast of France
The Margiris, the second-largest super-trawler in the world, spilled more than 100,000 dead blue whiting in the Atlantic after a net ruptured