Chinese vessel collides with cargo ship leaving 17 missing
17 people have been reported missing after a Chinese fishing boat collided with a Maltese cargo ship and sank in the East China Sea on Saturday
EC to adopt new regulation on fishermen’s working conditions
The commission has agreed to adopt a proposal for a directive aimed at improving the working conditions in the fishing sector
New Zealand’s biggest fleet renewal project underway
New Zealand's biggest fish fleet renewal project in four decades is underway, with the first new vessels scheduled to hit the water in August of this year
Sources: EU to grant Thailand three-month extension on yellow card decision
EU is expected to give Thailand three more months to solve its IUU fishing issue, according to diplomatic sources in Bangkok
Hines laments slow progress in tuna treaty negotiations
Doug Hines expresses disappointment in slow progress of South Pacific Tuna Treaty negotiations
Nova Scotia lobster success leads to boat building shortage
High prices and good lobster seasons have prompted several Nova Scotia fishermen to reinvest in their vessels, provoking a backlog in the region's boatyards
Russian fishing group plans whitefish, pelagic newbuilds
FEST Group, a collection of Russian fleet owners, is looking to build new whitefish vessels, as well as another for pelagic fish
Norwegian longliner sales firm seeing ‘astonishing’ fillet demand
A lack of longline-caught cod and haddock is prompting strong demand for Leinebris' single, modern vessel and sales company, PHL Seagold
EJF: 90% of Sierra Leone’s IUU vessels able to sell to EU
NGO urged African nation to protect itself; Sierra Leone itself estimates that the country loses some $29 million per year to IUU fishing
Fishermen’s Finest: Argument US vessels too expensive is ‘nonsense’
The argument that building a new vessel in the US, where aging fleets are an increasing worry, is restrictively expensive is 'nonsense', the company's president says