Originally Islesman and later Boy Cameron II, the 1967 Noble’s build, the Islander BA 316, is a stalwart of the Clyde prawn fleet By Mike Smylie Launched by Alexander Noble and Sons of Girvan as yard number 58, Islesman SY…
The departing chair of Fisheries Innovation and Sustainability shares his thoughts on how the fishing industry has evolved – and how FIS is working to shepherd it into a new era of innovation and sustainability By John Goodlad (pictured above,…
NatureScot seeks fishermen’s help in documenting recovery of key apex predator By Dr Jane Dodd, NatureScot In Scotland, we have been seeing positive signs of a recovery in flapper skate numbers. This is welcome news for a species that was…
To achieve a fair global marketplace and end the undercutting of fish caught to higher standards by UK and Irish fishermen, supply chain traceability in seafood is essential By Laure Boissat, Senior environmental, social and governance analyst at the FAIRR…
Launched as Sweet Promise A 746 in 1965, this Noble’s-built stalwart, Tern LH 53, has clocked up almost 60 years’ service The 33ft Tern, which today is based at Port Seton, was built in 1965 by Jimmy Noble as Sweet…
£12.8m investment by Morrisons builds on the continuing success of resurgent sardine fishery in Cornwall By Harry Owen In 2007, the Pilchard was rebranded as the Cornish sardine, and ever since, the fishery and the processing industry it supports have…
Micky Hill, known across the potting sector as the manufacturer of a wide range of crab, lobster and whelk pots, shares his long struggle to reopen the investigation into the capsize of the scalloper JMT M 99 in July 2015,…
Fishing vessel sales in the UK in recent months have been somewhat muted, with a general slowdown across the industry. There are a number of factors behind this trend. Starting at the top of the marketplace, one of the driving…
NFFO chief executive Mike Cohen lays out his priorities for the next government… The end of June saw the publication of the last of the major party manifestos. Fishing is an important industry, but one about which most people have…
Held a stone’s throw from Holyrood, the hustings organised by the SFF last week provided an opportunity to ask Scotland’s political parties about issues where Westminster retains powers, and hear them spell out what their parties would do to support…
