Final decommissioning figures released by BIM A total of 42 fishing vessels will be scrapped as part of the Irish government’s decommissioning scheme. The 42 vessels amount to a total capacity of over 6,700GT, which is 84% of the target…
The Wiron 6, one of the two small pelagic freezer trawlers operated through a subsidiary of the North Atlantic Fishing Company, which also operates the largest freezer trawler on the UK register, made another landing into Grimsby last week, its…
The row over Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in Scotland reached new heights last week with a growing number of politicians and commentators urging the Scottish government to rein back on its plans to designate 10% of Scottish waters as HPMA…
The Parkol Marine Engineering yard in Middlesborough launched the new 27.3m Interfish beam trawler Admiral Gordon PH 330 last week, ahead of final fitting out and commissioning. Expected to be completed within the next few weeks, the vessel will then…
Joint warning from Shetland industry organisations on threat from HMPAs Shetland seafood industries would be ‘crippled’ by the introduction of Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) where all fishing and aquaculture activity is banned, with ‘hundreds of jobs and millions of…
The new under ten Fishermen’s Association (NUFTA) has written to the newly appointed MCA chief executive Virginia McVea requesting an urgent meeting about the unprecedented numbers of worried fishermen seeking its advice about the new medical requirements being introduced this…
With a new record set for the number of nominations for this year’s Fishing News Awards, it’s been a busy few weeks assessing all of the nominees and drawing up the shortlists. The quality of the nominations this year led…
We catch up with Ghost Fishing UK, one of the 2022 winners of the Fishing News Awards… Ghost Fishing UK, which aims to work collaboratively with the industry to help remove ghost gear, was named winner of The Sustainability Award…
The Annual UK/Norway seafood summit, held in Fishmonger’s Hall, reconvened last week after a two-year Covid hiatus. It opened with speeches from Norwegian minister for fisheries and ocean policy Bjørnar Skjæran and UK fisheries minister Mark Spencer, in front of…
A new start is sometimes also the occasion for a look back. The cover of Fishing News this week (which you can see below) encompasses much about the traditions and history of the UK industry since Fishing News started publication…
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