With just over a week to go to nominate outstanding representatives of the fishing community, now is the time to ensure you get your nominations in for the Fishing News Awards 2021. Conscious of the importance of giving the industry…
Easier to employ foreign crew with new rules Home Office accepts fishermen are skilled workers New immigration rules will make it easier for skippers and vessel owners to employ foreign crews to help overcome crewing difficulties, reports Tim Oliver. The…
NFFO: ‘Vigilante action illegal and reckless’ The NFFO has written to Boris Johnson, leaders of the main opposition parties, and UK fisheries ministers and shadow ministers, pressing them to condemn Greenpeace’s ‘most recent publicity stunt’ of dumping 15 boulders in…
£23m exporters scheme expanded to help catchers Eligibility criteria to be announced shortly More government financial support is to be made available to help the struggling UK catching and aquaculture sectors. It will come from an extension of the eligibility…
EU tries to bind UK to CFP in fisheries talks Major battle as EU tries to undermine UK The EU is trying to dilute the UK’s rights as a sovereign coastal state and to bind the UK into the CFP…
The 20m Peterhead stern trawler Opportunus IV and her five-man crew were towed to safety last week in a dramatic rescue by the local RNLI lifeboat and the six-week-old Fraserburgh trawler Jacqueline Anne FR 243, reports David Linkie. The extremely…
£23m exports support scheme opens – but struggling catchers not eligible The £23m compensation fund for exporters who have been hit by the severe problems affecting seafood exports is open for applications, reports Tim Oliver. The UK-wide Seafood Disruption Support Scheme,…
Scots leader tells PM: ‘We need immediate help’ A Scottish west coast industry leader has warned that the industry in the region, and elsewhere in Scotland and the UK, is facing disaster unless it receives urgent financial support, reports Tim…
Exports of live bivalve molluscs to EU banned Sector shut down in further fall-out from Brexit deal All exports to the EU of live bivalve molluscs, including cockles, mussels, scallops and oysters, that are not ready for human consumption are…
£23m UK support for seafood exporters Details awaited but vessels look to be excluded The UK government confirmed last week that it is providing £23m to support seafood exporters across the UK that have been hit by the red tape…
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