Andy Read completes his report from his recent visit to Shetland – starting with a discussion about the challenges and opportunities for the local fleet with the SFA team A new dawn in Shetland: the view from the SFA office,…
With fishermen from Selsey across to Hastings now reporting dead or dying crabs in their pots, and growing complaints about sedimentation of traditional potting grounds east of the Solent and all the way to Kent, that has ‘all but killed…
Commenting after the presentation at Westminster last week of the joint NFFO/SFF spatial squeeze report, fishermen’s leaders told MPs that recognition and protection of fishing grounds could secure coastal employment, food security and the future of the fishing industry, without…
A fishermen was flown to hospital in Shetland after going overboard from the Northern Star FR 55 on Sunday, 16 October, about 93 miles east of Fraserburgh. The alarm was raised by the Northern Star on Sunday afternoon, and Shetland…
Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) has commissioned a new study by UHI Shetland to shed light on the abundance of monkfish being reported by local fishermen. Monkfish was the most valuable species landed by Shetland’s whitefish vessels in 2021, worth £6m…
A best-practice code of conduct for sole fishing with gill-nets in Lyme Bay has been agreed by the steering group of the South West Regional Fisheries Group. The steering group was set up by the MMO and Southern IFCA in…
The Marine Casualty Investigation Branch (MCIB) has released its report on the investigation into a serious injury onboard the 32.5m trawler Marliona SO 975, reports Paul Scott. The report – the purpose of which is not to attribute fault or…
Three men from Co Mayo have been convicted of false imprisonment, assault and obstruction following a ‘very serious’ illegal fishing incident, reports Paul Scott. The offences related to attempts to evade fisheries officers from Inland Fisheries Ireland at Belderrig Pier…
The Seafarers’ Charity has funded a new information film to help fishermen meet the new MCA inspection standards. In partnership with the NFFO and supported by the Fishing Industry Safety Group, the film is aimed at helping all owners prepare…
Writing ahead of last week’s Westminster fisheries debate, Daniel Zeichner, Labour’s shadow food, farming and fisheries minister, sets out his priorities on support for the industry The identity of the new fisheries minister has not yet been confirmed. Whoever it…
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