Swanage Lifeboat Week got off to a flying start on Saturday, 20 August after the pandemic had put paid to it for the past two years – and one of the highlights is the Build a Boat competition, reports Mark…
Seafish fleet researcher Juan Carlos Paredes Esclapez reports from the fishing communities along Scotland’s west coast For the fourth year running, I’ve put on my yellow Seafish polo shirt and headed out to ports and harbours to catch up with…
Mike Smylie begins a new series on vessels in the UK fleet that were launched over half a century ago – and are still going strong Jann Denise working off Peel in 2021. A couple of years ago, when I…
Floating wind farms are seen as the next big thing in the renewable energy industry as they can be installed further from shore where the winds are stronger – but oceanographers from Bangor University are calling for new research into…
Three Fishing News readers have each won £140 in Amazon vouchers as part of Sunderland Marine’s anniversary celebrations. As a leading expert in fixed premium marine insurance for fishing vessels, Sunderland Marine can draw on unparalleled experience in the fishing…
Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) safety training officer Derek Cardno has become the first active fisherman to be appointed as an Associate Fellow of the Nautical Institute (AFNI). He applied for membership of the organisation, which aims to promote professionalism, best practice and safety in…
Marine Scotland Compliance has published details of the number of vessels from both the UK and third countries boarded in Scottish waters by its marine protection vessels from July 2021 to June 2022. Scottish and UK fishermen regularly complain that…
Scottish fishermen have warned of a threat to important fishing grounds east of Shetland after Crown Estate Scotland offered seabed agreements for three offshore wind projects in the area last week, reports Tim Oliver. The announcement from the ScotWind clearing…
The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has published its annual classification list for commercial bivalve mollusc production areas across Ireland, reports Paul Scott. The authority assessed 135 classifications in 60 production areas against strict safety requirements for human consumption. Nine…
An art exhibition in East Yorkshire is helping to raise funds for the campaign to bring the trawler Viola back home to Hull, reports Paul Scott. The exhibition, ‘Adventure on the High Seas’, held in the Stables Gallery at Burton…
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