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  • Boat of the Week: Pathway B 29

    Boat of the Week: Pathway B 29

    3rd April 2017

    Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Pathway B 29 LOA: 19.81m Built: Eyemouth Boatbuilding Company Ltd Eyemouth 1975 Type: Twin-rig prawn trawler Home port: Ardglass We’ll be back next week with our…

  • Successful PFD scheme comes to an end

    Successful PFD scheme comes to an end

    3rd April 2017

    Some 3,500 personal flotation devices (PFDs) have been supplied to fishermen working on Scottish-registered boats, with the intention of increasing the usage of a flotation garment while working on the open deck. Above: Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond and SFF marine…

  • Rare saltwater crawfish caught six miles off Littlehampton

    Rare saltwater crawfish caught six miles off Littlehampton

    3rd April 2017

    Sussex fisherman Sean Hunter was fishing six miles south of Littlehampton and caught what he believes to be a saltwater crawfish, reports John Periam. “They are not known to be a regular occurrence in these waters,” said Sean. “According to…

  • Ireland’s V-notching programme for oversize lobsters extended

    Ireland’s V-notching programme for oversize lobsters extended

    3rd April 2017

    Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed has signed into law SI No 679 which provides for the extension of management measures for lobsters until 1 January, 2018, reports Pauric Gallagher. In January 2015, a maximum landing size…

  • New boats for Gardenstown and Union Hall skippers

    New boats for Gardenstown and Union Hall skippers

    3rd April 2017

    Two family partnerships in northeast Scotland and southwest Ireland are preparing to start fishing with recently purchased vessels, reports David Linkie. Above: Maranello arrives at Union Hall for the first time. (Photograph courtesy of Derek Hosie). Gardenstown skippers Mark Robertson, Adam…

  • New issue: Fishing News 06.04.17

    New issue: Fishing News 06.04.17

    3rd April 2017

    This week in Fishing News you will find: • Historic day as UK gives notice to quit EU • Successful PFD scheme comes to an end • BOTW: Pathway B 29 • New arrivals for Gardenstown and Union Hall skippers • Feature: Herring Drifters/Seiners…

  • Historic day as UK gives notice to quit EU

    Historic day as UK gives notice to quit EU

    3rd April 2017

    But shadow of Great Repeal Bill and London Convention. Above: Theresa May signed the historic Article 50 letter in the cabinet room in Downing Street. ©AP/REX/Shutterstock Prime Minister Theresa May set in train a new era for the British fishing industry…

  • Double celebration for St Davids RNLI

    Double celebration for St Davids RNLI

    30th March 2017

    St Davids lifeboat station and its volunteers enjoyed a double celebration on 14 March, 2017, with the naming of the new 16m Tamar lifeboat and the official opening of the new boathouse, reports Nicholas Leach. More than 200 dignitaries, invited…

  • €1.4m Irish Sea portal project launched

    €1.4m Irish Sea portal project launched

    30th March 2017

    Pilot project set to benefit mussel industry in Ireland and Wales. Above: Benen Dallaghan (GIS Officer BIM), mussel fisherman Hugh Doyle and Shelagh Malham (Bangor University) at the launch of a €1.4m pilot project that will bring together scientific research in…

  • Boat of the Week: Destiny TT 279

    Boat of the Week: Destiny TT 279

    28th March 2017

    Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: BOTW: Destiny TT 279 LOA: 16.3m Built: Gerrard Bros  Arbroath  1974 Type: Twin-rig prawn trawler Home port: Tarbert We’ll be back next week with our latest boat…

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