A training course designed to encourage and enable a new generation of young fishermen in the Clyde is celebrating the success of its four most recent graduates. The course, run by the Clyde Fishermen’s Trust (CFT) working in partnership with…
Opportunistic predators caught on CatchCam Clyde fisherman Ian Wightman, who fishes for prawns on the Eilidh Anne GK 2, has been quoted previously in the pages of FN about the explosion in seal numbers in the Clyde. Seals following the…
‘Insufficient science’ to justify proposal for 11-week closure in 2024 Marine Scotland has opened a consultation on the closure of an area of the Clyde from February to April 2024 to protect spawning cod stocks – but the Clyde Fishermen’s…
A successful Tarbert Seafood Festival, held on the shores of Loch Fyne recently, attracted a healthy mixture of tourists and locals, celebrating the best of the Clyde’s fresh seafoods and celebrating the port’s fishing heritage. Jonny Walker and Stacey Cameron…
Open invitation for fishermen to Clyde workshops that will explore barriers to industry-driven innovation The Clyde Fishermen’s Trust (CFT) and Fisheries Innovation and Sustainability (FIS) have issued an invitation to anyone in the industry interested in learning more about opportunities…
The Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation (SCFF) gave a broad welcome to the principle behind the proposals aired by the Clyde Fishermen’s Association within the West Coast RIFG, whilst also questioning the overall benefits of a creel cap on individual vessels…
Feedback from a stakeholders’ meeting to review the impact and effectiveness of the three-month Clyde closure earlier this year to protect spawning cod will be taken into account when deciding on measures for next year, reports Tim Oliver. Marine Scotland…
Following an outcry from coastal communities across the Clyde, the Scottish Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee has opened a very brief consultation on the proposed statutory instrument (SI) that would close the entire Clyde Box to all forms…
11-week blanket ban imposed without warning Fishermen from across all sectors have expressed shock and dismay at the sudden announcement of a blanket ban on all fishing activities in the Clyde Box for an 11-week period between February and April,…
Researchers at Aberdeen University say that sprats have recovered strongly in the Clyde. They say the biomass is now four times higher than it was in the late 1980s, and sprats are now ‘highly dominant over the historically more abundant…
