English and Welsh authorities have both recently confirmed their intention to roll out mandatory carriage and use of VMS to all vessels registered with them in 2022. Whilst the identities of the four iVMS units that will be approved for…
The latest phase of development at Scrabster harbour was officially opened and dedicated on 10 December. Lord Lieutenant of Caithness John Thurso cut the ribbon on the £18.9m redeveloped St Ola Pier in front of invited guests including port users…
Reliant BCK 36 When Alan Addison’s father first operated Reliant BCK 36 (pictured right, back in 1971) in Peterhead back in March 1971, he probably didn’t know the wheel adorning the wheelhouse would be repurposed 50 years later with such…
Newly appointed Matthew Hurst – the ‘Nephrops tsar’, with a remit to help the industry implement the recommendations of the Scottish Nephrops Working Group – told FN during a recent interview that he has needed to hit the ground running,…
Welsh fishermen will have to pay an annual fee to access their fishery from 1 March, 2023, the Welsh government confirmed last week, announcing the outcome of a consultation on whelk management in Welsh waters that closed on 1 November.…
The New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association (NUTFA) may have been founded originally by groups of like-minded inshore fishermen from England and Wales seeking a new voice with officialdom and regulators, but its reach now stretches far beyond this. The small…
Marine Scotland confirmed last week the extension of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) within the Inner Sound of Skye to protect flapper skate, which is similar in size to common skate, and for many years was thought to be the…
East Hull Labour MP Karl Turner’s move to set up an annual national remembrance day for lost trawlermen looks certain to go ahead for 2023, reports Brian W Lavery. The MP told Fishing News that transport minister Robert Court spoke…
More licences issued – but France wants 100 extra French fishermen were threatening further blockades of Channel ports in the run-up to Christmas if more licence applications to fish in UK and Jersey waters are not granted, reports Tim Oliver.…
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