The biennial Mousehole Festival, cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic, got underway once again over the weekend of 1 to 3 July, reports Mike Smylie. It is otherwise known as ‘Sea Salts and Sail’, and there was, indeed, plenty…
Ireland’s Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has announced this year’s Taste the Atlantic Young Chef ambassadors, reports Paul Scott. The programme was created by BIM, and is a collaboration with Chef Network and Fáilte Ireland designed as a way to give…
After months of wash-ups, empty pots and dying sea life, the lucrative North East coast shellfish fishery has been rocked. To gain better understanding of what might be causing the die-offs, working fishermen from the North East Fishing Collective (NEFC)…
Scientific advice for 2023 catches is for significant increases of some key northern area species, with many recommendations confirming what fishermen have been reporting across the grounds for the last 12 months, reports Tim Oliver. The advice for North Sea…
A Norway-based company that offers environmentally friendly solutions for refrigeration and freezing has established a new sales and service hub in Scotland, reports Paul Scott. The firm, PTG, says it has set up in Scotland to ‘intensify its focus on…
Despite the wet weather, the small community at Union Hall, Co Cork turned out in large numbers on 25 June to witness the naming and dedication of the new Atlantic 85 lifeboat B-924 Christine and Raymond Fielding at the harbour,…
The MAIB has issued its report into the capsize and sinking of the 9.8m whelk potter Nicola Faith BS 58 on 27 January, 2021, 1.9 miles north of Rhos-on-Sea in North Wales, with the loss of its three crew, reports…
Editor, Andy Read, comments on the current fuel prices and why the recent report published by the English and Scottish federations makes very sobering reading… “As high fuel prices continue to see some boats choosing to tie up, rather than…
The cost of marine fuel in Shetland is now nearly three times the price it was last year, and young fishing crews in the isles have spoken about the urgent need for government assistance. Twenty-five-year-old Robbie Jamieson is skipper of…
The UK whitefish and pelagic sectors have been dealt a further blow with the latest news from Norway, reports Andy Read. The recent meeting in London between Norwegian fisheries minister Bjørnar Skjæran and UK minister Victoria Prentis, which was followed…
