Qikiqtaaluk Fisheries Launches New Vessel

A new fishing vessel is coming to the Davis Strait off the coast of Baffin Island to trawl for shrimp and turbot.
Qikiqtaaluk Fisheries launched its latest ship — the Saputi II — from the Freire shipyard in Vigo, Spain, on Sept. 9.
The Saputi II is 79 metres long, 17 metres wide, and has capacity for 34 crew members.
Powered by a high-efficiency, low-emission engine, Qikiqtaaluk Fisheries considers this trawler to be built for sustainable harvesting...
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