Massive new shrimp, turbot trawler headed home to Canada after months-long delay
The Innuksuk II sailed out of the Tersan Shipyard in Turkey on Jan. 1, 2025, headed for the port of St. John's, in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador
EU fishing sector profits rise to €1.7bn, despite aging vessels, workforce decline
The European Commission's 2024 Annual Economic Report reveals significant improvement in the profitability of the EU fishing fleet, with gross profits expected to reach around €1.7bn in 2024
Christmas Eve blaze damages lobster boat in US port
The lobster boat was docked at Merrill's Wharf in the US fishing hub of New Bedford, Massachusetts
Peru’s fleet to compete with Asian fleet on high seas amid giant squid shortage in EEZ
150 Peruvian artisanal squid-fishing boats have been formally registered with the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization, granting them legal access to fish in international waters beyond 200 nautical miles
Parts of missing fishing vessel found near Manta, Ecuador
Ecuador's Navy has located debris from the Patricia Lynn, a fishing vessel that vanished with 21 crew members on Dec. 22
Former American Seafoods investor Coastal Villages involved in Gustafsson’s bid for pollock giant
Alaskan CDQ group Coastal Villages Regional Fund is involved in former American Seafoods CEO Einar Gustafsson's bid for the at-sea pollock and Pacific hake processing giant
Somali pirates double ransom demand to $10m for Chinese vessel with 18 crew
Negotiations are in progress after Somali pirates raised their ransom demand to $10 million for the release of a Chinese-owned fishing vessel seized in late November
Canada’s first all-electric lobster boat close to reality
'At Allswater, we're proud to be part of this project, and we're eager to see the ripple effect it will have on the lobster fishing industry'
New EU policy favors African competitors, say Spanish fishing groups
Spanish fishermen are voicing their frustrations over new EU fisheries policies that they claim could disadvantage them in favor of non-EU countries such as Morocco and Algeria
Greek, Chinese shipping giants form $80m joint venture to build krill-fishing reefer fleet
The venture, Fresh Cool Logistical Services, will construct four 11,000-deadweight-ton reefer vessels to transport Liaoyu's krill and fishing products from Antarctica