The newest addition to the Shetland whitefish fleet, the 26m seiner/trawler Glenugie PD 347, berthed in Symbister harbour for the first time last week after being bought by the Whalsay-based Prevail Fishing Company from the Heather Fishing Company, reports David…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Ocean Endeavour PD 625 LOA: 30.5m Built: James N Miller & Sons St Monans 1992 Type: Single-rig whitefish trawler Home port: Peterhead We’ll be back next…
This week in Fishing News you will find: • Fisheries Bill to give control of UK waters • Feature: Alannah Riley • Brixham Trawler Race in pictures • Boat of the Week: Ocean Endevour PD 625 • Glenugie arrives at…
Legal wheels set in motion for post-Brexit era. Industry leaders have welcomed the announcement of a historic Fisheries Bill that will give the UK legal control over its own waters after Brexit, and end 40 years of rule by Brussels,…
The Orkney Sustainable Fisheries (OSF) Orkney brown crab creel fishery has reached another milestone on its journey towards certification as a sustainable source of seafood. The fishery will formally enter full assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard…
The Shetland-based engineering firm, Malakoff Limited, last week hosted a keel laying ceremony for a new 14m catamaran workboat, commissioned by industry giants, Cooke Aquaculture. Above: Profile of the 14m catamaran to be built by Malakoff Limited. The vessel was designed…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Asteria II BRD 250 LOA: 18.27m Built: Parkol Marine Engineering Whitby 2000 Type: Twin-rig trawler Home port: Uig We’ll be back next week with our latest…
Prince Charles visited the Scottish Maritime Academy (SMA) at Peterhead last week, when he met fishermen studying to extend their fishing careers, reports David Linkie. Above: Andrew Reid of Avoch meets HRH The Prince of Wales, watched by Jonathon Dixon, while…
This week in Fishing News you will find: • Creel group calls for 50% of Scots prawn fishery • Feature: Pathway • Scottish Maritime Academy welcomes HRH Prince of Wales • Boat of the Week: Asteria II BRD 250 •…
SFF: ‘Claims based on pseudo-economics’ A group representing Scottish inshore creel fishermen is calling on the Scottish government to give Scotland’s creel fishermen a 50% share of the Nephrops fishery by 2022, to enable them to supply the growing live…
