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  • Fraserburgh supports Asteria’s first box

    Fraserburgh supports Asteria’s first box

    22nd November 2017

    Fraserburgh Fishermen’s Mission will receive a cheque for £800 from the owners and crew of Asteria BRD 250 after the new 19m twin-rig trawler landed her maiden trip into Fraserburgh earlier this month, reports David Linkie. Above: James Bruce draws the…

  • Boat of the Week: Ajax PZ 36

    Boat of the Week: Ajax PZ 36

    22nd November 2017

    Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Ajax PZ 36 LOA: 18.28m Built: James N Miller & Sons Ltd St Monans 1988 Type: Netter Home port: Newlyn We’ll be back next week with our…

  • New issue: Fishing News 23.11.17

    New issue: Fishing News 23.11.17

    22nd November 2017

    This week in Fishing News you will find: • Industry gears up for December Council • Fraserburgh supports Asteria’s first box • BOTW: Ajax PZ 36 • Feature: Keila K 121 • Call for seafood processors to participate in critical…

  • Industry gears up for December Council

    Industry gears up for December Council

    21st November 2017

    Mixed bag as Commission aims for MSY by 2020. Industry leaders and fisheries officials are preparing UK negotiating priorities for the annual Fisheries Council due to be held on 11-12 December, reports Tim Oliver. The Commission has published its proposals…

  • Cod, haddock and herring predicted to leave warming Scottish waters

    Cod, haddock and herring predicted to leave warming Scottish waters

    13th November 2017

    Cod, herring and haddock may vanish from Scotland’s west coast waters by the turn of the century because of global warming. Above: Marine ecologist Dr Natalia Serpetti. Researchers at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), near Oban, have predicted that…

  • Sparkling Star launched at Whitby

    Sparkling Star launched at Whitby

    13th November 2017

    Sparkling Star is scheduled to run engine and fishing trials later this month from Whitby, before heading north to start twin-rig trawling from Kinlochbervie. Above: Sparkling Star is scheduled to run trials later this month before heading home to Kinlochbervie. (Photo:…

  • Boat of the Week: Golden Sceptre PD 50

    Boat of the Week: Golden Sceptre PD 50

    13th November 2017

    Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Golden Sceptre PD 50 LOA: 21.2m Built: Macduff Shipyards Ltd 2010 Type: Twin-rig trawler Home port: Peterhead We’ll be back next week with our latest boat focus.…

  • New issue: Fishing News 16.11.17

    New issue: Fishing News 16.11.17

    13th November 2017

    This week in Fishing News you will find: • Westminster accused of Brexit fisheries ‘power grab’ • Sparkling Star launched at Whitby • BOTW: Golden Sceptre PD 50 • Pictorial: Lerwick Harbour hosts large fleet of local and visiting mackerel…

  • Westminster accused of Brexit fisheries ‘power grab’

    Westminster accused of Brexit fisheries ‘power grab’

    13th November 2017

    Scots minister blasts Withdrawal Bill. Scottish fisheries minister Fergus Ewing has slammed the UK government’s Brexit Withdrawal Bill that will roll over the landing obligation into UK law as ‘one of the most bizarre decisions on fisheries management I have…

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