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  • Antarctic LK 145 Boat Review

    Antarctic LK 145 Boat Review

    16th September 2024

    Arrival of the latest Shetland pelagic vessel, Antarctic LK 145, brings fleet modernisation full circle By Peter Johnson A new pelagic trawler, Antarctic LK 145, arrived in Lerwick on 14 August for the Shetland partnership known as Fiskebas Fishing Company.…

  • Northern shelf cod TAC cut advice ‘too precautionary’

    Northern shelf cod TAC cut advice ‘too precautionary’

    16th September 2024

    An international group representing fishing industry interests in the North Sea and west of Scotland has condemned ICES advice for a 22% cut in the northern shelf cod TAC for 2025 as unnecessarily precautionary. The Northern Fishing Alliance (NFA), which…

  • MSP highlights industry concerns on foreign landings

    MSP highlights industry concerns on foreign landings

    12th September 2024

    A Shetland MSP has raised fishermen’s long-running concerns about the lack of checks on catches by foreign vessels that are landed straight onto lorries – particularly, in northern ports, by Spanish-owned longliners and netters – and then trucked south for…

  • Flawed fisheries science ‘cause for concern’

    Flawed fisheries science ‘cause for concern’

    11th September 2024

    Leading fisheries scientists call for greater rigour by journals responsible for publishing misleading articles By Tim Oliver An article just published in the respected science journal Marine Policy highlights the need for objective and reliable fisheries science to ensure conservation…

  • Report into Séimí man-overboard tragedy

    Report into Séimí man-overboard tragedy

    10th September 2024

    The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has released its report into the death of a Latvian crew member in a man-overboard incident involving the Irish crabber Séimí WT 388. The report – the purpose of which is not to attribute…

  • Scientists fail to find mackerel in Icelandic waters

    Scientists fail to find mackerel in Icelandic waters

    9th September 2024

    International fishing effort on the migratory mackerel stock has accelerated, with fish being reported from the international zone, beyond any 200nm EEZ, providing a lifeline for vessels from Greenland, Iceland and Russia that are unable to find mackerel in their…

  • Turbine blade fails on Dogger Bank installation

    Turbine blade fails on Dogger Bank installation

    5th September 2024

    Reports of the failure of a 107m long wind turbine blade during commissioning of the Dogger Bank wind farm – the world’s largest – have been confirmed by the operators. They remain tight- lipped, however, about any detail of the…

  • Threat of mobile gear ban in 30% of Scottish waters

    Threat of mobile gear ban in 30% of Scottish waters

    3rd September 2024

    The Scottish government has launched a far-reaching consultation – set to run for just eight weeks – that could see fishing banned from 20 MPAs that cover a third of Scottish waters. As a minimum, it seems set to see…

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