A minister has warned that a way must be found to implement the landing obligation that does not tie up fishing vessels as early as February, reports Tim Oliver. Scottish fisheries minister Fergus Ewing said the most problematic area of…
A completely new design of 34.5m fly-shooter/twin-rig trawler, featuring electric deck machinery, is to be built by Thecla Bodewes Shipyards, Harlingen, for Katwijk owner Maarten van Duijn. Designed in conjunction with Ove Kristensen of Vestværftet ApS to combine high speeds…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Spindrift BA 220 LOA: 17m Built: Alexander Noble & Sons Ltd Girvan 1974 Type: Prawn trawler Home port: Troon We’ll be back next week with our…
The Isle of Man fisheries department (DEFA) is setting up a board to advise the Manx government on the sustainable management of the island’s king and queen scallop fisheries. Above: Dr Walter Crozier. DEFA regulates both king and queen scallop fisheries,…
This week in Fishing News you will find: • Brexit disastrous for Ireland warns KFO chief • Paeder Elaine II and Green Isle at Mooney Boats Ltd • Boat of the Week: Spindrift BA 220 • Feature: At Sea on the…
EUFA calls for status quo on quota shares. An Irish fishermen’s leader is warning that UK gains after Brexit will be at the expense of the Irish industry unless urgent action is taken. He also stresses it is ‘crucially important’…
There’s still time to secure your seat at the Fishing News Awards 2017 on 25 May, 2017, in Aberdeen! Held at the Hilton Treetops Hotel set in Aberdeen’s West End, the Awards is taking place on the night before the…
On World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28 April), Seafish’s Head of Safety and Training Simon Potten, reminds fishermen that the summer period is not a time to be complacent at sea. For many fishermen the arrival of…
Politicians in northeast Scotland have called on the chief executive of Aberdeenshire Council, Jim Savege, to reconsider proposed plans to axe night watchmen at Macduff harbour. Both Banff and Buchan MP Dr Eilidh Whiteford and Banffshire and Buchan Coast MSP…
Whitby boatbuilders Parkol Marine Engineering currently have three new vessels at varying stages of build, at the same time as carrying out a wide range of refit work, including a large-scale modernisation project on the Newlyn beamer Trevassa IV, reports…
