Newly released documents have shed fresh light on discussions between the Scottish and Irish governments on the issue of fisheries access around Rockall – but an Irish industry leader has taken issue with reports that Scotland made serious efforts to…
Changes to immigration rules are set to increase the costs of employing foreign crew on skilled worker visas by more than 50%. From next spring, the government will increase the earnings threshold for overseas workers from the current £26,200 to…
Jerry Percy, director of NUTFA, which represents under-10m vessels, has said that the MCA’s introduction of compulsory medical certification for fishermen has been ‘a fiasco from start to finish’. On 29 November, 30 hours before the deadline by which all…
We are delighted to launch the Fishing News Awards 2024, which will once again take place at The Chester Hotel in Aberdeen. The countdown is on to a night when we can gather with friends and colleagues to celebrate the…
A fisherman known as Stonehaven’s ‘Banksy’ has been rescued after his creel boat capsized near Stonehaven Bay. According to eyewitnesses, Jim Malcolm (pictured above), aged 72, clung to his upturned boat ‘for a good 20 minutes’ after being hit by…
A skipper, crew member and owner have all been arrested following the alleged discovery of a significant amount of cannabis onboard their fishing vessel. Skipper of the Boy Shayne PL 777 Jordan Corkill, deckhand Liam Lewis and vessel owner John…
Advice for fishermen from specialist marine law firm Bartons By Jo Plummery Collisions, as we know them, may well be consigned to the history books once autonomous navigation becomes the norm for commercial vessels. Until then, collisions will still be…
“My life is like a big ball of elastic bands. It all combines into one very big ball, but there are just so many different components that go into it,” Simon Macdonald told Fishing News. As a fisheries consultant, those…
Scottish rural affairs cabinet secretary Mairi Gougeon used a photo opportunity in front of the fishing fleet in Dunbar harbour last week to launch the Scottish government’s new policy document ‘Our Marine Sector in an Independent Scotland’. With summaries translated…
With the ML5 medical certification deadline just days away, the NFFO was attempting last week to clarify an additional issue with respect to its implementation in relation to vessel owners – an avenue that it says has been poorly explained…
