This week in Fishing News you will find: • Scottish government to pay costs of raising Nancy Glen • Open Seas-on on Shetland shellfish • BOTW: Jane Elizabeth WY 144 • £4.8m of funding for fisheries in Scotland • Irregular…
Consultation description The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) sets monthly catch limits for quota species to ensure the UK stays within the overall limit set by the EU. These limits apply to all under 10 metre vessels and the over 10…
The nominations window for the Fishing News Awards 2018 has now closed. Nominee shortlists for each category will be available to view from Tuesday March 6th on the Fishing News website, and in the newspaper on March 8th. From March…
Efforts to retrieve bodies of lost crewmen. Efforts are to be made to raise the Scottish trawler Nancy Glen that sank last month with the loss of two of her crew of three, reports Tim Oliver. Above: Cabinet Secretaries Fergus Ewing…
Cockle gatherers have raised concerns about a new permit scheme for the Dee Estuary, which they believe could exclude them from the local industry, reports Geoff Abbott. The application date for the new permit closed on Friday, 9 February, but…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Ocean Dawn H 347 LOA: 26.50m Built: James N Miller & Sons St Monans 1987 Type: Pair-seiner Home port: Fraserburgh We’ll be back next week with our…
This week in Fishing News you will find: • ‘Fishing must be exempt from Brexit transition’ • Bow anchor dedication marks 50th anniversary of Hull’s Triple Trawler Tragedy • BOTW: Ocean Dawn H 347 • Velvet crab fishery lost through…
We must leave CFP from day one warn industry groups. As serious Brexit talks take place this month, fishing industry groups have declared forcefully that the industry must not be part of any transition deal the government agrees with the…
Jim‘n Alec marked the 30th anniversary of their popular weekly cartoon by taking a night ashore for a celebratory drink in the Harbour Bar, where, as ever, they were in the company of Sweaty Betty. The idea to run a…
Pittenweem Fishermen’s Memorial Association (PFMA) has raised £18,000 in its first year and has two high-profile patrons who have pledged their support – former MP for NE Fife Ming Campbell, now Lord Campbell of Pittenweem, and broadcaster Edith Bowman. The…
