The UK’s two main representative organisations for commercial fishermen – the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) and the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) – have agreed upon common principles to ensure the best possible deal for coastal communities in the…
The final instalment of our Killybegs port profile SNG supplies wide range of demersal/midwater/static fishing gear and safety equipment The well-known Killybegs company, Swan Net-Gundry (SNG) continues to meet high levels of demand from demersal, pelagic and inshore skippers for…
Our final preview of what’s on offer at this weekend’s Galway Expo Int. The Skipper Expo Int. Galway 2016 will be held on 4 and 5 March at the Galway Bay Hotel, Galway. Opening times, 10am to 6pm on Friday 4 March, and 10am…
Fuel, the one common dominator across the UK fleet, continued to drop in price the week before last when Brent crude oil, used as an international benchmark, sold at under $30 per barrel for the first time since 2004, reports David…
The mid 1920s saw a wealth of creativity, from archetypal literature to innovative London bus design and the development of television. Notable triumphs in 1925 include the first television image being transmitted in London by John Baird and the introduction…
Cornish fishermen have reported an increasing amount of spurdog encounters over the past few months. Recently, a Newlyn-based trawler, fishing for John Dory around the Isles of Scilly, accidently caught over 10 tonnes of spurdog. This resulted in damage to…
Dover Coastguard sent the Dungeness lifeboat to aid a 10m French fishing vessel taking on water, 11 miles southeast of Dungeness. Two people were on board the vessel. Once on scene, duty coxswain Roger Gillett, in command of the Shannon…
The Irish South & East Fish Producers Organisation (ISEFPO) claims it will lodge an objection to the proposed dumping of almost 10 million tonnes of dredged material off Howth head by the Dublin Port Company reports Pauric Gallagher. The ISEFPO…
The Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) has sent out an open letter to Irish fishermen and others involved in the Irish fishing industry, asking them to pledge money to assist in paying for a judicial review currently underway in relation…
Ice supplies fully restored at three Irish ports The ice plants in Kilmore Quay, Howth and Dunmore East are back in full production, reports Pauric Gallagher. Although fishermen feared the worst, there was no interruption to the supply of ice…
