by Declan McGrath | Mar 31, 2021 | International
No Icelander lost his or her life at sea in 2020. This is the fourth year in a row with no fatalities occurring in the Icelandic fleet and the seventh year since the turn of the century. Accidents at sea reported to the Icelandic Health Insurance have also decreased...
by Bríd Boyle | Mar 3, 2021 | International, News, Products & Gear
Learning more about the new Return Link distress beacons. Orolia Maritime (better known as McMurdo or Kannad Marine) is now able to supply its long-awaited upgrade of their highly successful and widely adopted Kannad Solo and FastFind 220 PLBs, with a new FastFind...
by Bríd Boyle | Feb 17, 2021 | International
In 2020, freezer trawler Sólberg ÓF 1 from Fjallabyggd in North Iceland delivered a catch valued at over 5.2 billion Icelandic kronas (ISK), the equivalent of 33 million Euros. That is an all-time record for an Icelandic fishing ship in any given year. The catch...
by Niall Duffy | Sep 30, 2020 | Europe, Featured Article, International, News
Britain has offered Brussels a three-year “transition period” on access to UK waters in a bid to break the deadlock in the Brexit negotiations The decision to give ground on fishing forms part of renewed efforts from the UK to find a path to a deal by the EU Council...
by Niall Duffy | Sep 30, 2020 | Europe, International, News, Regional
Norway and the United Kingdom have today signed a new framework agreement on fisheries cooperation. It allows the parties to agree to on the exchange fishing quotas as well as mutual access to each other’s areas of fisheries jurisdiction. The agreement will...
by Lia ní Aodha | Aug 12, 2020 | International
A mixed outlook for Irish seafood this month, with market conditions for many species remaining challenging into August – particularly so for whitefish and shellfish. According to Bord Bia’s COVID-19: Impact on Trade Report, published August 7th, oversupply issues...
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