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  • Crystal Sea

    Crystal Sea

    12th March 2020

    St Ives family achieves long-cherished ambition by taking delivery of new boat from Macduff Shipyards The new 24.5m twin-rig trawler Crystal Sea SS 118 started fishing from Newlyn towards the end of last month, under the shared command of St…

  • Fishing News Awards 2020 nomination shortlists

    Fishing News Awards 2020 nomination shortlists

    8th March 2020

    After a busy few weeks, the shortlists for each category have been drawn up, and voting is now open So now it’s over to you and it really couldn’t be simpler. Just visit: fishingnews.co.uk/awards and place your vote. Simon Evans…

  • Retain and report American lobsters

    Retain and report American lobsters

    5th March 2020

    One newcomer to our waters that is definitely not welcome here is the American (or Canadian) lobster. Debbie Murphy and Chris Barrett of CEFAS offer advice on the new DEFRA ‘Retain and Report’ campaign Keen-eyed fishers around England occasionally notice…

  • Sea trials of Lady Sophie

    Sea trials of Lady Sophie

    28th February 2020

    The sea trials of the first PB40, a newly designed GRP displacement boat, took place at Padstow in North Cornwall last week, reports Phil Lockley. Aimed at both static-gear fishing and towing, the PB40 has an overall length of 11.95m,…

  • Eyes in the sky

    Eyes in the sky

    27th February 2020

    In a big hangar at Doncaster Sheffield Airport sit two red and white twin-engined aeroplanes in HM Coastguard livery. John Worrall reports In fact, there are four aeroplanes – along with a red and white Boeing 727 marked ‘Oil Spill…

  • Lunar Bow

    Lunar Bow

    21st February 2020

    New Peterhead pelagic vessel quickly starts to prove her capabilities on west-of-4° mackerel The new Lunar Bow arrived at Peterhead from Denmark at the same time as mackerel started to cross the 4° line and swim strongly into the southwest…

  • RNLI and rescued skipper call for crews to put safety first

    RNLI and rescued skipper call for crews to put safety first

    20th February 2020

    RNLI fishing safety manager Frankie Horne has urged the fishing community to take advantage of the safety training on offer for crews, and to ensure that their safety equipment is up to date. His call comes after the skipper of…

  • LIVE Lobster store boosts sustainable East Devon fishery

    LIVE Lobster store boosts sustainable East Devon fishery

    14th February 2020

    Joint-funded by the Blue Marine Foundation and Dorset and East Devon FLAG, a new storage facility for live lobsters will soon be in operation at Axmouth harbour in East Devon. Phil Lockley reports Officially opened on 14 January, the lobster…

  • Fish Town returns to BBC Scotland

    Fish Town returns to BBC Scotland

    31st January 2020

    The fishing industry is unusually well-represented on television over the next few weeks. In addition to Cornwall: This Fishing Life, on Tuesday evenings, Fish Town, which focuses on Peterhead, has returned to BBC One Scotland, with the first episode in…

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