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  • Crewman killed on Irish vessel Boy Jason S 440

    Crewman killed on Irish vessel Boy Jason S 440

    12th February 2025

    Fisherman Moses Odonkor has died following an accident onboard the prawn trawler Boy Jason S 440, which was working on the Porcupine Bank, early on the morning of Tuesday, 4 February. Originally from Ghana, Mr Odonkor, who was 53, is…

  • Fall in investment in marine science ‘a real worry’

    Fall in investment in marine science ‘a real worry’

    11th February 2025

    The new Scottish government budget for 2025-2026 has been described as ‘very disappointing’ for Scotland’s rural businesses and communities. Finlay Carson, convenor of the Scottish parliament’s Rural Affairs and Islands (RAI) Committee, noted in a scrutiny debate on the budget…

  • More MPAs to compensate for wind farm damage

    More MPAs to compensate for wind farm damage

    4th February 2025

    The NFFO has launched a broadside against a government decision to create more MPAs to compensate for the damaging impact of wind turbines on the seabed in existing MPAs and Special Areas of Conservation. NFFO chief executive Mike Cohen said…

  • Westminster watchdog launches fisheries inquiry

    Westminster watchdog launches fisheries inquiry

    4th February 2025

    The Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has launched an inquiry into fisheries and the marine environment. MPs on the committee will examine in depth the challenges facing the fishing sector, including access to labour and competing spatial pressures…

  • Drones used to complete latest cable survey

    Drones used to complete latest cable survey

    30th January 2025

    A fleet of seagoing drones – unscrewed survey vessels (USVs), to use the correct term – have completed survey work for a major new cable route that will link the huge Ossian floating wind farm, off North East Scotland, to…

  • Electric-powered fishing vessel roadshow

    Electric-powered fishing vessel roadshow

    27th January 2025

    Hans Unkles, who fitted out his fully electric-powered Cygnus 21 Lorna Jane, which he operates out of the small West Highland port of Tayvallich, has received support from The Fishmonger’s Company that will allow him to share his experiences with…

  • French demersal landings resume in Peterhead

    French demersal landings resume in Peterhead

    23rd January 2025

    The arrival in Peterhead of the French trawlers Andrew Leduc and Bressay Bank, which are a regular sight on the fishing grounds around Shetland, appears to be explained by a new carbon tax that Denmark has introduced, rather than many…

  • Clyde cod closure to go ahead this year

    Clyde cod closure to go ahead this year

    22nd January 2025

    The controversial 11-week Clyde cod box closure will go ahead next month, but the Scottish government says that following this year’s closure it will ‘consider the way ahead’ and carry out a consultation with stakeholders. This will review how the…

  • Defra under investigation over marine environmental status

    Defra under investigation over marine environmental status

    22nd January 2025

    The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has launched an inquiry into Defra’s suspected failure to take the necessary measures to achieve or maintain Good Environmental Status (GES) of marine waters by the statutory deadline. This follows the publication in December…

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