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  • Broad welcome for new Irish permit scheme

    Broad welcome for new Irish permit scheme

    23rd January 2023

    A new Irish government permit scheme giving non-EEA migrant fishers the same rights as EU crew members has been broadly welcomed, reports Lorna Siggins. Both the Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation (IFPO) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) responded positively…

  • Carmichael secures meeting on visa issues

    Carmichael secures meeting on visa issues

    21st December 2022

    Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael (pictured above) has secured a commitment to meet with the immigration minister alongside a delegation from the fishing industry to discuss frustrations over access to foreign crew. Mr Carmichael raised the longstanding issues that…

  • Crewing breakthrough

    Crewing breakthrough

    15th March 2021

    Easier to employ foreign crew with new rules Home Office accepts fishermen are skilled workers New immigration rules will make it easier for skippers and vessel owners to employ foreign crews to help overcome crewing difficulties, reports Tim Oliver. The…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 05.03.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 05.03.20

    4th March 2020

      – Brexit battle begins – Voting open for Fishing News Awards 2020 – NFFO hammers EU demands – Immigration plans fail to clarify foreign crewing – UK and Scots governments clash over policy – EU chief calls for action…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 27.02.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 27.02.20

    25th February 2020

    – Scrap catch app campaign – Take back control, say Jersey fishermen – Fisheries bill moves to second reading – Mackerel ends – blue whiting starts – EU parliament chair: ‘Fisheries access must not change’ – New fisheries minister named…

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