Norwegian longline operator Ervik orders toothfish new-build
According to a press release from shipbuilder Marin Teknikk, the vessel will accommodate a crew of 30 and is designed for high ice conditions
Spain’s longliner fleet decries Austral’s Indian Ocean toothfish IUU allegations
Spain's longline fishing association claims it has actually been under-fishing its Southern Indian Ocean TAC for the last four years, in response to assertions made by Australia's Austral Fisheries
Austral warns toothfish stocks in jeopardy as Spanish-flagged vessels ‘fish without restraint’
Concerns continue to mount as Spanish flagged vessels fish in under-regulated areas without catch limits, bycatch limits or agreed seabird mitigation measures, 'despite clear scientific evidence of the risks'
Canada ratifies treaty to crack down on IUU in central Arctic
The agreement was signed by Canada and nine other parties
Sapmer sees key species prices start 2019 below last year’s levels
Prices for Patagonian toothfish, tuna, and rock lobster have begun the year at lower price levels, when in 2018 the first two were already low enough to impact results
Sealord, Maori groups ink ‘watershed’ fishing deal
Sealord Group has struck a deal with 36 Maori groups, or iwi, which will give the fishing company higher catches and the native New Zealanders higher returns
EJF: South Korea let two vessels off hook for illegal toothfish catch in Antarctica
The two vessels caught toothfish in Antarctic waters during a non-fishing period and later sold their landings for more than $800,000, according to the Environmental Justice Foundation
Japan’s Mitsui, others eye stake in Vietnam’s Minh Phu
Unnamed investors from Japan, South Korea and the US are also said to be interested
Tasmanian toothfish catcher commissions new longliner
The vessel can accommodate a crew of 30 and employs 60,000 hooks
New toothfish longliner christened on Reunion
The Reunion-based division of French firm Scapeche has taken delivery of a new vessel with a "moon pool", to fish in the Antarctic territories