Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority is seeking a dedicated & motivated Vessel Operations Manager (Senior Skipper) to support the management & conservation of inshore fisheries within the Sussex coastal area. As Vessel Operations Manager you will be responsible for…
Pittenweem Fishermen’s Memorial Association has published a fourth book in its popular series of ‘tales from the East Neuk’. Even More Tales from the East Neuk is now on sale, once again priced at £12. The format is the same as the…
Inshore fishermen in the South West reacted with mixture of anger, frustration and despair last week to the announcement of an extended closed season for crawfish for all UK and EU vessels. Social media comments expressed a range of views…
The Irish seafood economy faced a ‘challenging’ year in 2023, with a 2.9% decline in its GDP from 2022 to a total value of €1.3bn, according to data in the Business of Seafood report from Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM). This…
Scientists from four countries, sailing on five research vessels, have reported a 42% drop in mackerel biomass, and near halving of mackerel abundance, that could have far-reaching impacts on the TAC advice from ICES that will be published later this…
The newly formed Dutch government – a sea change for the country after a new party, the Freedom Party, swept the polls on a platform with similarities to that run by Reform in the UK general election – has set…
Two new papers published by the Shetland Fishermen’s Association last week demonstrate that in spite of much doom and gloom, and in the face of rapid environmental change, the overall picture for North Sea ecosystems is nowhere near the ‘last…
Seafish economists have published an evaluation of the potential impacts of changes to visa rules across several sectors of the UK fleet, with particularly stark implications for the profitability of sections of the Nephrops fleet. Much of the prawn fleet…
42% of inspected catch under MCRS A Fisherman from Poole has been fined more than £9,000 for offences relating to retaining undersized clams and failing to submit monthly catch returns. On 4 September at Poole Magistrates’ Court, Luke James pleaded…
Crewman found to have been pulled overboard due to inadvertent entanglement of creel leg rope in PFD lifting strop
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