Marine Harvest to consider expanding into service vessels
Marine Harvest has said it is considering expanding its service vessel fleet into a full-blown segment of its business operations; plans to hire COO in 2016
Spanish yard delivers €81m tuna seiner
Zamakona Yards has delivered tuna seiner Guria to fishing company Nicra 7
American tuna boat chief confirms tie-up is on the cards
The president of the American Tuna Boat Association is forecasting a difficult year ahead for purse seiners supplying the two canneries in American Samoa
Lawsuit plaintiffs: Groundfish observer funding rule will ‘basically destroy industry overnight’
Half of the vessels in the US east coast groundfish industry may be forced to stop fishing if a federal government rule that they pay for the cost of at-sea observers takes effect
Havfisk wins lawsuit brought over vessel, quota sale
The suit, brought by fellow Norwegian fisher Hermes, sought NOK 150m after the sale fell through
HB Grandi’s Faxi delivered to new owners
HB Grandi's pelagic vessel Faxi RE has been handed over to its new owners, fellow Icelandic company Vinnslustodin
Alaska doubles pot cod quota to 16,000t for small boats around Dutch Harbor
In a 7-0 decision last week, Alaska increased the guideline harvest limit and expanded the boundaries for the state water Pacific cod pot fishery in Area O, near Dutch Harbor
NGOs applaud European Commission proposed fleet regulation renewal
Four NGOs have voiced their support for the European Commission's proposal to renew long-distance fleet regulation, saying it will increase accountability
Scottish mackerel fishermen ‘bitterly disappointed’ at outcome of Faroese talks
The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association has expressed its disappointment at the failure of talks to reduce access arrangements for Faroese vessels to catch mackerel in EU waters
Cod fisherman sues NOAA over funding observers
A northeast US groundfish fisherman plans to sue the US government alleging that a soon to be enacted requirement that he pay for observers on his boat is unduly onerous