The Scottish government formally announced last week that it will not be proceeding with its hugely controversial plans to designate 10% of Scottish waters as Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs). There was a massive backlash against the plans, and the…
Four Sons BM 68, the latest multi-purpose U10 designed by Ian Paton, is now working from its home port of Brixham. Helen Lovell-Smith, the Fishermen’s Mission area officer for Devon, blessed the new vessel before skipper-owner Derek Meredith and his…
In a break with tradition, this year’s Colchester Oyster Feast was held away from Moot Hall for the first time in more than a century. The annual event, held on the last day of October each year following the official…
“There’s a lot more to a fish box than meets the eye,” Chris Neill, project manager at Craemer UK told Fishing News. “Even though it might be something that you don’t even notice, it’s so important to the whole process…
Representatives of the Scottish Fishermen’s Organisation (SFO) have visited the Pacific North West region of the United States to learn about its innovative co-management and bycatch avoidance techniques. The SFO delegation travelled to Alaska and Washington state in August with…
The new 14.99M vivier crabber Genesis H 37 was lowered into the river Esk on Saturday, 28 October. Built by Parkol Marine Engineering for Genesis Fishing Ltd, the new vessel will be skippered by George Robson, who currently takes the…
The 21.6M twin-rigger Seraphim PD 170 arrived in Peterhead on Saturday, 28 October at the end of a delivery trip from Whitby that put the new boat’s seakeeping abilities to the test. The new vessel, for skipper Andy Buchan and…
A few of the 53 scallopers licensed to fish in the Isle of Man scallop fishery braved strengthening winds on the opening day of the season last Wednesday, 1 November, though most had been blown back into harbour by lunchtime,…
Last week saw an extraordinary co-ordinated raid by multiple government agencies, both at sea and ashore, on the shellfish business operated by a lifelong fisherman from South West Scotland. Paul Maguire operates two potters from the historic fishing port of…
Medical certificates, NGO pressures on prawn trawling, a possible cod quota cut in 2024 and shellfish deaths linked to dredging in the river Tees are all major issues facing fishermen in the North East of England. These issues were spelled…
