BFT Season 2024 – First 2 Italian Fishing Vessels at Malta – 19.04.2024
The eastern bluefin (BFT) migration has supported valuable fisheries in the Mediterranean since antiquity. Initially based on hand lines and beach seines, these fisheries were dominated after the 16th century by tuna cages placed in the path of migrating tuna. After the expansion of purse seines and longlines in the Atlantic (in the 1950s) and […]
Casualties – Italian Fishing Stern Trawler LEOVITO fire aboard at Mazara del Vallo, Sicily – 11.01.2024
Around 1030 hrs of Saturday 11th January, a fire broke out aboard the fishing stern trawler LEOVITO whilst moored at the French Admiralty dock of the Port of Mazara del Vallo. The staff of the Operations Room of the Harbor Office of Mazara del Vallo, who first spotted the spread of the flames, immediately started […]
Weather Conditions – Easterly Strong Wind on Friday 16th April 2021.
With a mild winter around the Maltese Islands, the first spring season strong winds occurred on Friday 16th April 2021 with wind blowing Easterly Force 8 wind decreasing and backing NE Force 7 overnight. All Bunkering Operations were suspended due to the current weather conditions and most of the vessels were sheltering on the lee […]
