Gracious set for launch

Gracious set for launch

The latest Macduff Shipyards build is now fitting out...

Steady start to Isle of Man scallop season

Steady start to Isle of Man scallop season

Catch rates up, prices down – but overall optimism about 2024-2025.

Hull Fishing Heritage: The Arctic cowboys

Hull Fishing Heritage: The Arctic cowboys

Outsiders to Hull’s fishing community in its trawling heyday were often curious about what was nicknamed the ‘fishermen’s uniform’

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  • Crewman killed on Irish vessel Boy Jason S 440

    Crewman killed on Irish vessel Boy Jason S 440

    12th February 2025

    Fisherman Moses Odonkor has died following an accident onboard the prawn trawler Boy Jason S 440, which was working on the Porcupine Bank, early on the morning of Tuesday, 4 February. Originally from Ghana, Mr Odonkor, who was 53, is…

  • Fall in investment in marine science ‘a real worry’

    Fall in investment in marine science ‘a real worry’

    11th February 2025

    The new Scottish government budget for 2025-2026 has been described as ‘very disappointing’ for Scotland’s rural businesses and communities. Finlay Carson, convenor of the Scottish parliament’s Rural Affairs and Islands (RAI) Committee, noted in a scrutiny debate on the budget…

  • Public notice: Orsted Hornsea Project Four Limited

    Public notice: Orsted Hornsea Project Four Limited

    11th February 2025

    ORSTED HORNSEA PROJECT FOUR LIMITED SECTION 153 OF THE PLANNING ACT 2008 AND REGULATION 6 OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (CHANGES TO, AND REVOCATION OF, DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDERS) REGULATIONS 2011 NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO MAKE A NON-MATERIAL CHANGE TO THE FOLLOWING…

  • More MPAs to compensate for wind farm damage

    More MPAs to compensate for wind farm damage

    4th February 2025

    The NFFO has launched a broadside against a government decision to create more MPAs to compensate for the damaging impact of wind turbines on the seabed in existing MPAs and Special Areas of Conservation. NFFO chief executive Mike Cohen said…

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