From trawlers to longliners

Aft er working the last year aboard trawlers I have now started to work on longline vessels that target deep-sea hake off the coast of Namibia . I have just completed a very successful first trip aboard...
Demonstrating seabird bycatch mitigation measures in Namibia

I recently conducted more on board demonstrations on how to use seabird bycatch mitigation measures in longline and trawl fisheries in Namibia. We are working in partnership with the Ministry of Fisheries...
Looking for skippers

At the moment I am in between two trips. I have just spent a week in the wonderful town of Walvis Bay, Namibia. Walvis Bay holds the biggest fleet of hake longliners in Namibia, along with a large number...
News from ATF Namibia

There have been some remarkable highlights recently with the second Instructors Workshop held in Piriapolis, Uruguay being one of them. That was an inspiring week, but there were some tense moments...
Do it yourself!

During the last month I was at-sea aboard a wet fish trawl vessel - a kind of trawler that keeps the catch fresh on ice instead of processing and blast-freezing like the industrial trawlers. We sailed...