In the week that saw Peterhead deliver a record-breaking 8,000-box market, London restaurateur duo, Jamie Poulton and his celebrity chef partner Ed Baines, from Randall & Aubin, were treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of the Scottish fishing industry, organised by…
2016 has been the busiest year ever for the Department of Marine’s syncrolift in Killybegs, with over 60 vessels scheduled to use the facility over the year, reports Pauric Gallagher. Above: Sainte Catherine Laboure being painted at Mooney Boats Ltd in…
The European Parliament has backed a ban on bottom trawling below a depth of 800m in the North-East Atlantic. Trawling at greater depths than 800m will be illegal. New regulations will also restrict deep-sea fishing to the area where it…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Resilient LK 195 LOA: 27m Built: Parkol Marine Engineering Whitby 2016 Type: Seiner/trawler Home port: Symbister Whalsay We’ll be back next week with our latest boat…
TACs and uplift quotas for the main stocks and areas of interest to UK and Irish fishermen. Read more from Fishing News here.
An agreement has been reached between Macduff Harbour and Marine Scotland to relax designated port status regulations, which have been in force for more than a decade. Above: Increased landing flexibility will benefit Macduff Harbour and the large number of vessels…
‘Minister not looking after English industry interests’ UK fisheries minister George Eustice has come under heavy fire from the NFFO over a deal agreed between DEFRA and Scottish fisheries minister Fergus Ewing to top slice 1,500t of north east Arctic…
This week in Fishing News you will find: • Scots quota grab row • Table: TACs and uplift quotas for the main stocks and areas of interest to UK and Irish fishermen • Festive spirit and lights at Peterhead • Fishing fleet can now…
This year’s December Council brought a welcome overall package of increases in TACs for several key stocks around the UK and Ireland, reports Tim Oliver. Two major downsides were more cuts in bass fishing and a big cut (38%) in…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Rosebloom INS 353 LOA: 28m Built: Vestværftet ApS Hvide Sande Denmark 2016 Type: Pair-seiner Home port: Peterhead We’ll be back next week with our latest boat…
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