Fishing – Fishing Vessels Movements from 30.05 – 06.06.2021
Maltese aquaculture produce is almost entirely exported to European and Asian markets. Over 65 percent of annual landings originates from the tuna and dolphin fish fisheries, which contribute about 56 percent in value terms (about US$ 6 million). Blue Fin Tuna (BFT) Season is on the way too. Here are some of Week 21/22 interesting movements – […]
Fishing – Fishing Vessels Movements from 22.05 – 29.05.2021
Maltese aquaculture produce is almost entirely exported to European and Asian markets. Over 65 percent of annual landings originates from the tuna and dolphin fish fisheries, which contribute about 56 percent in value terms (about US$ 6 million). Blue Fin Tuna (BFT) Season is on the way too. Here are some of Week 20/21 interesting movements – […]
Fishing – Fishing Vessels Movements from 14.05 – 21.05.2021.
Maltese aquaculture produce is almost entirely exported to European and Asian markets. Over 65 percent of annual landings originates from the tuna and dolphin fish fisheries, which contribute about 56 percent in value terms (about US$ 6 million). Blue Fin Tuna (BFT) Season is on the way too. Here are some of Week 19/20 interesting movements – […]
Accidents – MFD 79 MAREBLU at Grand Harbour – November 2020
On Saturday 7th November, 2020 around noon the Maltese owned tuna ranch workboat MAREBLU MFD 079 had an accident at Bighi Bay, Grand Harbour, Malta. Shortly afterwards the workboat ONNELLA MFD 015 was on site together with the 14 metre tugboat GOZZO. By attaching lifting bags to her stern since she was partially sunk (engine […]
BFT Season – STORM X during 2007.
One of the vessels involved in BFT (BlueFin Tuna) Season 2007 was the 1975 built offshore supply vessel STORM X. She was built at American Marine Corp of New Orleans, USA as yard no 1120 delivered in May 1975 as CANARY ISLAND trading until 1991 where she was bought by Vector Offshore and renamed VEESEA […]
BFT Season 2020 – Towing Tuna Cages – 22.05.2020
Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) is a highly migratory species fish. Three different methods of bluefin tuna culture are being used at different levels of development today in the world. Fattening of adult tunas remains today the most common farming method at the commercial scale. In this method, adult tunas are caught and then fattened for several months. […]
BFT (Blue Fin Tuna) Season 2018 – Updates – 18.05.2018 The Blue Fin Season (BFT) 2018 continued with Italian vessels towing cages working for Maltese Tuna Ranches.From 0727 – 1600 hrs the 1995 built Italian flag 28.10 metres stern trawler BARTOLOMEO ASARO with fishing number MV 371 was at Valletta. Then she proceeded south to Marsaxlokk harbour to tow a cage […]
BFT (Blue Fin Tuna) Season 2018 – BFT Cages leaving Malta – 17.05.2018 The Blue Fin Season (BFT) 2018 had a good start within these 24 hours with both Maltese and Italian vessels towing cages working for Maltese Tuna Ranches.The Maltese flag recently modernized MFD 14 IRMINIO left AJD SPB Tuna Ranch engaged in towing […]
