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…
Seafood Cornwall Training (SCT) is running a 15-day Introduction to Commercial Fishing course in July, based in Newlyn, Cornwall. SCT manager Clare Leverton told Fishing News: “The new development this year is that Seafish is funding an extra component to…
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…
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…
