But long battle ahead before final decision. MEPs voted by a large majority last week for a ban on electric pulse fishing, reports Tim Oliver. In a full plenary session of the European Parliament, an amendment MEPs had added to…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Ocean Spray SH 94 LOA: 14.10m Built: C Toms & Son Ltd Polruan 1990 Type: Potter Home port: Bridlington/Scarborough We’ll be back next week with our latest…
This week in Fishing News you will find: • ‘Ban electric fishing’ group tells Brussels • First mackerel of the year at Lerwick • BOTW: Ocean Spray SH 94 • Pictorial: Potting on Seahouses shellfish catamaran Standsure • Nostalgia: Hull…
EU Parliament vote this week. A major battle is underway in the EU over pulse beam trawling between inshore fishermen and greens who want it banned, and the Dutch beam trawl sector, reports Tim Oliver. A coalition of EU inshore…
NFFO president Tony Delahunty has been awarded the OBE in the New Year honours for his services to the fishing industry. He was a working fisherman in an under-10m vessel from Selsey until November 2017, has had strong links to…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Courage SH 170 LOA: 26.54m Built: Campbeltown Shipyard 1988 Type: Whitefish trawler Home port: Fraserburgh We’ll be back next week with our latest boat focus. Got some…
This week in Fishing News you will find: • Gove: ‘Shorter Brexit transition period for fishing’ • OBE for NFFO president • BOTW: Courage SH 170 • Crewing problems ‘dire’ warns MPs • Feature: Longlining for Patagonian toothfish from the…
Fishing and markets will be separate. According to Michael Gove, fishing will have a shorter transition period during the Brexit process than the overall agreed period, reports Tim Oliver. Speaking to MPs just before Christmas, the DEFRA Secretary of State…
A certification scheme is being developed to promote good practice in UK fishing ports and give seafood buyers added confidence in the quality and sustainability of the seafood landed there. In a move to assure buyers of a fishing port’s…
The Dingle-based 24.9m twin-rig prawn freezer trawler Cu Na Mara S 224, owned by Michael Flannery, had an extensive range of jobs completed recently while being refitted by Mooney Boats at Killybegs, reports Pauric Gallagher. Above: Cu Na Mara is lifted…
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