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  • Ghost gear divers plan Shetland trip

    Ghost gear divers plan Shetland trip

    3rd March 2023

    A group of 12 divers is set to head to Shetland later this year in a bid to recover lost or discarded fishing gear and help to clean up the seas around the isles, reports Hans Marter. The work will…

  • Marine scheme recycles 100t of waste gear

    Marine scheme recycles 100t of waste gear

    27th July 2021

    Supermarket Morrisons has extended its partnership with Odyssey Innovation for another year to continue tackling ghost fishing gear and help to protect coastal wildlife and habitats. Over the last four years, Morrisons has worked with Odyssey Innovation, which recovers and…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 25.06.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 25.06.20

    23rd June 2020

      – Gear war off Shetland – Signs of EU compromise on fisheries deal – Fishermen ‘relieved’ – MMO defers app prosecution threat – £8.2m Covid-19 support paid out to 900 Scots vessels – Ewing calls for bigger share of…

  • Gear war off Shetland

    Gear war off Shetland

    22nd June 2020

    MCA urged to act over Shetland gear conflict Spanish netter tries to foul Shetland trawler’s prop   Scottish fishermen are calling on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to urgently investigate and charge skippers who put lives in danger at…

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