– Export red tape fears – Low-key start to Manx king scallop fishery – Resolute arrives at Fraserburgh – Threat of 48-hour delays to move fish – Eleventh-hour Brexit talks continue – Wash Fishery Order replacement consultation –…
With the 2020 king scallop season in the Isle of Man Territorial Sea having opened on 1 November, David Linkie looks back nine years to a day with Peel skipper Darren Purves on the under-10m scalloper Manx Ranger PL 40,…
The Isle of Man king scallop seasonal fishery opened at the beginning of November with licensed boats on a daily quota of 560kg, in line with catch limits implemented by the Manx government to regulate the fishery. Since the start…
– Election Brexit green light – Eyemouth hosts stormbound visiting prawn trawlers – Tory election win clears way for Brexit – Fears for exports of Irish brown crab to China – Tough Fisheries Council this week – Scotland backs…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Ramsey Jak RY 161 LOA: 9.95m Built: Offshore Steel Boats Ltd Barton-upon-Humber 2006/Derek Moore, Ramsay, Isle of Man 2012 Type: Potter/scalloper Home port: Ramsey We’ll be back…
The Isle of Man king scallop seasonal fishery opened at the beginning of this month, with licensed boats on a daily quota of 700kg, in line with new catch limits brought in by the Manx government to regulate the fishery.…
The Isle of Man fisheries department (DEFA) is setting up a board to advise the Manx government on the sustainable management of the island’s king and queen scallop fisheries. Above: Dr Walter Crozier. DEFA regulates both king and queen scallop fisheries,…
A second selection of photographs taken by Darren Purves, depicting action from the Isle of Man king scallop fishery last month. Since the start of the season on 1 November, local and visiting skippers and crews have regularly had to…
Within a few hours of the seasonal Isle of Man king scallop season opening at the beginning of last month, almost inevitably weather conditions in the middle of the Irish Sea deteriorated to provide challenging conditions for crews. The traditional…
