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  • KFO announces new CEO

    KFO announces new CEO

    14th December 2023

    Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) has confirmed that Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) director of economic and strategic services Dominic Rihan has been appointed as its new CEO. He succeeds Seán O’Donoghue, who is due to retire at the end of this…

  • Fishermen rescued after scalloper sinks

    Fishermen rescued after scalloper sinks

    14th December 2023

    Two fishermen have been rescued after their vessel struck a submerged rock and sank off Out Skerries in Shetland. The 11m scalloper, named locally as Swift Wing LK 1, struck the rock around 2nm west of Out Skerries on the…

  • Taking stock of pollack

    Taking stock of pollack

    13th December 2023

    Through the ongoing Pollack FISP, scientists from the universities of York and Plymouth are working with the industry to better understand the stock of this commercially important – but data-poor – species By Dr Simon Thomas, University of York Whether…

  • Rockall row resurfaces

    Rockall row resurfaces

    12th December 2023

    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…

  • Salary hike deals new foreign crewing blow

    Salary hike deals new foreign crewing blow

    12th December 2023

    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…

  • NUTFA slams medical certificate ‘fiasco’

    NUTFA slams medical certificate ‘fiasco’

    12th December 2023

    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…

  • Fishing News Awards 2024: Nominations now open!

    Fishing News Awards 2024: Nominations now open!

    5th December 2023

    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…

  • Stonehaven fisherman rescued after capsize

    Stonehaven fisherman rescued after capsize

    4th December 2023

    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…

  • Trio arrested after £310k drugs bust on Manx fishing vessel

    Trio arrested after £310k drugs bust on Manx fishing vessel

    4th December 2023

    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…

  • Fishing and the law. Collisions: what happens next?

    Fishing and the law. Collisions: what happens next?

    1st December 2023

    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…

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