Tim Heddema (pictured above, left) has been appointed as the new president of the Pelagic Freezer- Trawler Association (PFA), which represents the interests of nine European pelagic freezer-trawler companies that fish for human consumption. He succeeds Gerard van Balsfoort, who…
The Waterdance beam trawler Margaret of Ladram, skippered by Adam Cowan-Dickie, has just completed trials of the Sumwing beam trawl, to better understand the potential fuel savings and catches compared to traditional gears. The Margaret of Ladram operates from Brixham…
Tara Marshall, senior lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Aberdeen, looks at issues facing Scottish fishermen, who are already suffering from the effects of warming North Sea temperatures The impacts of fishing on fish stocks…
A massive international ‘energy island’ in the North Sea surrounded by huge wind farms could be built before 2030. The UK energy company National Grid has confirmed it is in talks with other unnamed interests about helping to build the…
Shetland Fishermen’s Association executive officer Simon Collins puts the on-the-grounds case for realistic cod quotas next year If fisheries ministers and their officials are sick and tired about the fishing industry going on and on about North Sea cod quotas,…
Industry stresses need to plan for co-existence Huge areas of Scottish waters are being earmarked for offshore renewable projects, reports Tim Oliver. An auction for the right to develop new areas to produce 10 gigawatts of power was held in…
An increase of 30% in the amount of cod caught in the North Sea next year would still allow the stock to substantially increase in size, says the Shetland Fishermen’s Association. And even under a doubling of the total allowable…
Call for reform of ‘flawed’ stock assessment process ICES is recommending a reduction for 2022 in the North Sea cod TAC of 10.3%, and a reduction for North Sea and west coast saithe of 24%, while also advocating huge increases…
UK, Norway and EU agree TACs for shared N Sea stocks Big cuts in cod and saithe but more haddock and whiting The UK agreed its first deal as an independent coastal state on Tuesday last week when it reached…
Fishing from Lowestoft was transformed by an ambitious piece of 19th-century engineering. John Worrall reports It was mainly about herring, going back as far – and further – than we can trace. Landings at Lowestoft increased dramatically with the greater…
