Shetland fishermen angry over Faroes’ North Sea fishing quota
Shetland fishers are demanding tougher policing of Scotland’s territorial waters after claims that Faroese-flagged vessels are operating unchallenged
Sea Harvest re-fits fresh hake trawler for sea-frozen production
Strong demand sees Sea Harvest re-fit fresh vessel for FAS fillets and H&G production, as South African firm also invests in land-based processing
Gulf of Mexico shrimp prices stay low
Ex-vessel prices reported last month by the NOAA continue to reflect a difficult year for shrimp fishermen
Danish owner orders new 90m pelagic vessel
Danish fishing company Gitte Henning has ordered a new large pelagic midwater trawler/purse seiner based on a design from Norway's Salt Ship Design
Karstensens building pelagic trawler for Scottish owners
Danish shipyard Karstensens Skibsvaerft has won an order from Scotland-based Eshcol Fishing Company, for a 69.95-meter newbuild, Grateful
Havfisk sells trawler to Icelandic processor
Norwegian whitefish catcher Havfisk has sold its trawler, Stamsund, to a small Icelandic company for NOK 20m
Ocean Trawlers parent: 20,000t for new build not the way to drive Russian fleet renewal
Ocean Trawlers parent in support of vessel, processing investment incentives if done right, otherwise quota will end up further consolidated ‘among very limited group of companies'
Blue North to receive flagship vessel in April 2016
Seattle-based cod catcher Blue North is to take delivery of its new flagship vessel in April 2016, Undercurrent News has learned
Putin supports incentives for Russian fleet re-building, measures to drive out ‘foreign investors’
In a meeting on Monday, Russian president Putin said he supports plans to create incentives for investment in new fishing vessels and land-based processing, as well as oust supposed illicit foreign investors
Russian Fishery signs memorandum with state-owned shipyard for five ‘super trawlers’
Russian pollock giant will spend around $300m on five large vessels, if gov’t decides to issue additional quotas for companies investing in domestic new-builds