Questions are being asked of Marine Scotland, the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency and the local police force by the Fife inshore industry after a vessel was deliberately sunk in Methil Yacht Club in the early hours of 28 July.
The outstanding larder of the North Sea’ is set to be showcased in a new seafood festival in Peterhead harbour next month.
With the first ever commercial bluefin tuna fishery due to open last week, on 1 August, there were high hopes that the cover of this week’s Fishing News would be able to show pictures of the historic first landing in the fishery.
Buffer zone proposals will extend areas closed to fishing vessels in the three English HPMAs
New-build vessel designed to train 14- to 16-year-olds
Questions about whether notice was issued legally as online debate heats up, with many families posting pictures of their children at sea
Shoreham dock, where Defra minister Mark Spencer made his announcements about the latest round of infrastructure funds under the UK Seafood Fund, also received funds in the initial round – a £535,000 grant towards the costs of rejuvenating the dry…
Supermarket chain Morrisons is transferring an Apprenticeship Levy fund of over £100,000 to Supplytrain to help train 10 new fishermen for the South Western Fish Producer Organisation (SWFPO). The government Apprenticeship Levy is paid by employers to help fund apprenticeship…
A consultation has been launched on the future of Lowestoft’s drift-net drying racks. The racks, erected in the 1950s, are believed to be replicas of the originals and serve as a reminder of the town’s once thriving herring industry. Situated…
Failure to address ‘key issues’ means report has ‘significant data gaps’ Two Irish fishing industry organisations have said that a recent ecological analysis of the western Irish Sea for MPA designation ‘should not be used’ for informing offshore renewable planning.…
