Tag: fishing vessels

Mexico and Japan have already exceeded their bluefin fishing limit for the second year in a row, according to Pew Charitable Trusts. The western Atlantic bluefin is one of the fastest and most commercially valuable fish in the sea, but its population has sustained a severe decline after decades of overfishing and mismanagement. 

A new study, published on Nature Climate Change, attempts to quantify fuel inputs and GHG emissions for the global fishing fleet from 1990–2011. Emissions from the global fishing industry increased by 28% between 1990 and 2011, with little increase in production, as the average emissions per tonne grew by 21%.

MSC 99 will examine how the safe, secure and environmentally sound operation of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships may be introduced in IMO instruments. Previous Committee had recognized that IMO should take a proactive and leading role on this issue, given the rapid developments.

Two US fishing companies and two individuals have agreed to pay a total of $414,000 in civil penalties and to perform fleet-wide improvements to resolve federal Clean Water Act claims stemming from oily bilge discharges from the fishing vessel 'Challenge', and a related fuel oil discharge in August 2017 in New Bedford.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB describes a case of a serious injury onboard a fishing vessel, while the fishermen were stowing the gear. The incident was caused by the failure of a length of chain from which the block was suspended. 

The Russian Government introduced an official order, dated 28 April 2018, which extends subsidies to Russian transport and shipping companies for partial covering of interest rates on loans obtained from Russian credit institutions for the purchase of fishing vessels.

The European Maritime Safety Agency issued an infographic, describing lessons learned  from accidents through the European Marine Casualty Information Platform. In this infographic EMSA presents accidents that took place on fishing vessels. As the infographic shows there were a total of 2404 incidents involving fishing vessels

Ireland's Marine Casualty Investigation Board issued an investigation report on a crewman's fatal fall overboard from a fishing vessel, east of Kilmichael Point, back in November 2016. The report identified issues related to lack of safety culture and training, as well as to non compliance with safety regulations.

The pirates raided the four boats, that were carrying a total of 20 fishermen, off the Atlantic coast of the South American country and forced them to jump overboard. Some of the victims had batteries tied to their legs to weigh them down. Four of these men managed to swim to shore and three of them are currently receiving medical attention.

When about a mile offshore, the skipper noticed the vessel take a slight list to port and moved aft from the small wheelhouse to investigate. He saw steam coming out of the engine compartment and the deck quickly flooding with water. Before he could reach the VHF, the boat capsized to port and then sank by the stern.