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  • Skipinnish flies fishing industry flag in Aberdeen

    Skipinnish flies fishing industry flag in Aberdeen

    25th May 2023

    Scottish group Skipinnish gave the live premiere of their breakout hit ‘The Clearances Again’ at a packed Aberdeen Music Hall on Friday, 12 May, the first day of the Scottish Skipper Expo in the city. Whilst there were many fishing…

  • Fishermen’s association asks ministers for ML5 exemptions

    Fishermen’s association asks ministers for ML5 exemptions

    25th May 2023

    MAIB reports show not one instance of an individual fisherman’s health causing an accident The New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association (NUTFA) has written to shipping minister Baroness Charlotte Vere and transport minister Mark Harper reiterating its concerns about the new…

  • Excel runs successful sea trials from Macduff

    Excel runs successful sea trials from Macduff

    24th May 2023

    The latest new build from Macduff Shipyards, Excel BF 110, ran successful sea trials recently. Along with Zenith BF 106, which was completed concurrently at Macduff Shipyard’s Buckie yard and is expected to run sea trials by the end of…

  • Decommissioning plans will reduce EU effort west of Scotland

    Decommissioning plans will reduce EU effort west of Scotland

    24th May 2023

    Following the reports of the Irish, Danish and Dutch decommissioning schemes, further details have emerged of the French scheme, which has already seen a number of fishing vessels dismantled ashore. The announcement that the 45m trawler Jean Claude Coulon II,…

  • Fishing News Awards 2023: Meet this year’s winners!

    Fishing News Awards 2023: Meet this year’s winners!

    23rd May 2023

    Two hundred and fifty guests attended the gala presentation evening for the Fishing News Awards 2023 to celebrate the achievements and innovations of people, companies and organisations across the UK and Irish fishing industry We are delighted to present the…

  • Win a bottle of Isle of Barra Distillers gin!

    Win a bottle of Isle of Barra Distillers gin!

    23rd May 2023

    As part of this year’s Fishing News Awards celebrations, we are giving away a bottle of gin! This year’s Fishing News Awards saw two amazing prizes given away on the evening of 11 May 2023 – a night’s stay at…

  • New Grimsby art exhibition explores Iceland links

    New Grimsby art exhibition explores Iceland links

    22nd May 2023

    A new art exhibition exploring Grimsby’s relationship with Iceland through ‘conflict, co-operation and fish and chips’ has opened at the Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre. The ‘Friends, Foes and Good Companions’ exhibition, by award-winning artist Olivier Kugler and writer Andrew Humphreys,…

  • Swan to revisit historic herring ports

    Swan to revisit historic herring ports

    22nd May 2023

    Shetland’s restored Fifie Swan is set to retrace her past by visiting five ports significant to the historic and present-day herring industries as part of a 10-night trip from 8 to 18 June. As part of the tour, ‘On the…

  • George Eustice MP: Don’t let the concrete set!

    George Eustice MP: Don’t let the concrete set!

    19th May 2023

    This week’s Political Podium is by George Eustice MP, the Conservative MP for Camborne and Redruth, who served as fisheries minster from 2015 to 2019… I always remember a representative of the industry once telling a Select Committee in parliament…

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