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  • Boat of the Week: Endurance DA 31

    Boat of the Week: Endurance DA 31

    25th April 2017

    Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Endurance DA 31 LOA: 27.8m Built: Factoria Naval de Marin Spain 2000 Type: Twin-rig prawn freezer trawler Home Port: Castletownbere We’ll be back next week with…

  • New issue: Fishing News 27.04.17

    New issue: Fishing News 27.04.17

    25th April 2017

    This week in Fishing News you will find: • Danes use 15th century laws to challenge Brexit EEZ • News from Banff and Buchan • Boat of the Week: Endurance DA 31 • Feature: Newlyn • Skippers wanted to take…

  • Danes use 15th century laws to challenge Brexit EEZ

    Danes use 15th century laws to challenge Brexit EEZ

    24th April 2017

    Legal battle could go to EU court. According to a report in The Guardian last week, officials in Copenhagen have built a legal case that claims Danish fishermen have a historic right to fish in seas around the UK dating…

  • Post-Brexit blueprint for UK fisheries policy

    Post-Brexit blueprint for UK fisheries policy

    22nd April 2017

    Former DEFRA Secretary of State Owen Paterson MP has set out a blueprint for a UK fisheries management system after the UK leaves the EU and CFP. This is a summary of his document, UK Fisheries Policy Post Brexit UK…

  • Correction: Seafood Expo North America (FN 30 March)

    Correction: Seafood Expo North America (FN 30 March)

    22nd April 2017

    In the 30 March issue of Fishing News, we printed coverage of the Seafood Expo North America (SENA). In it, one of the exhibitors was incorrectly named as Anderson Crab. This should have been The Crab Company (Scotland) Ltd. We…

  • Get your ticket to the Fishing News Awards 2017

    Get your ticket to the Fishing News Awards 2017

    21st April 2017

    Don’t miss out on the Fishing News Awards gala dinner on May 25th at the Hilton Treetops Hotel in Aberdeen. Taking place the night before the Skipper Expo show, the evening will feature a champagne reception followed by the Awards…

  • How days at sea work in Faroe

    How days at sea work in Faroe

    20th April 2017

    This article on how a days at sea system operates in the Faroe Islands, instead of quotas, has been written for Fishing News by former Faroese skipper and fishing industry commentator Eivind Jacobsen. The days at sea system has been…

  • Sam of Ladram BM 188 for Brixham

    Sam of Ladram BM 188 for Brixham

    20th April 2017

    The latest addition to Brixham’s beam trawler fleet, Sam of Ladram BM 188 landed her first trip into the south Devon port last week on completion of a €1 million modernisation project in the Netherlands, reports David Linkie. Above: Sam of…

  • Boat of the Week: Suffolk Chieftain LT 372

    Boat of the Week: Suffolk Chieftain LT 372

    20th April 2017

    Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Suffolk Chieftain LT 372 LOA: 38.25m Built: Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd Appledore 1968 Type: Long-liner Home port: Scrabster/Ullapool We’ll be back next week with our latest boat…

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