Fishing News readers looking for a bargain may be interested to know that the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) confirmed last week that it had contracted Ramco, an asset management, online auction and ‘circular economy’ specialist, to…
As the industry adapts to meet the challenges of a changing climate, it also needs to make the case that it is part of the solution, writes Shetland industry leader John Goodlad As world leaders gather in Glasgow to discuss…
Jersey fishermen: ‘We’re tired of French threats and we’re ready’ A Jersey fishermen’s leader says the French have deliberately engineered a confrontation with Jersey and the UK by making excessive and false licence applications to fish in Jersey waters that…
Seafish fleet researcher Juan Carlos Paredes Esclapez reports from the east of England Another couple of weeks out in the field have passed, and we’ve gathered more valuable insight from fishers. It doesn’t matter what you discuss, it’s always a…
Both Hartlepool RNLI lifeboats were paged on the morning of 9 August following notification by Humber Coastguard that flares had been fired from a boat off Hartlepool. Shortly afterwards, it was discovered that a 21ft fishing coble was well alight,…
Exactly 85 years ago, swashbuckling Scottish skipper Dod Orsborne made a massive April Fool of his bosses when he stole the Grimsby seine-netter Girl Pat and sailed her into an 80-day, 5,000-mile chase that made him a worldwide celebrity. Brian…
Sea fisheries, aquaculture and processing businesses will receive more than £8m of EU and Scottish government funding, including £1.6m for projects in Shetland, to boost growth, protect jobs and develop sustainability. The latest round of the European and Maritime Fisheries…
After a busy week, the nominations for the Fishing News Awards 2017 have been whittled down into shortlists for each of the 12 categories. With three times the number of nominations of last year, these shortlists represent every corner of the…
Severe north-westerly gales in the middle of last week skewed whitefish landings at Peterhead, where over half of the weekly total of 26,410 boxes were landed before sea conditions rapidly deteriorated, reports David Linkie. Eight boats, Challenge, Farnella, Tranquility, Carina,…
This week in Fishing News you will find: • Bass track record bombshell • Marked rise in whitefish stocks • Fishermen experience shocking reality of going overboard • Record annual whitefish catch value at Peterhead • BOTW: Menhaden S 135 • Feature: Opportune refurb • Ports…
