Call for coastal states to work together for sustainable fishery As talks between NEAFC nations on the three shared pelagic stocks – mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring – started in London last week, parties with an interest in the…
In June, we held our annual Fishing News Awards, which recognise the achievements of fishermen, companies, products and initiatives across the UK and Irish fishing industry. Due to the restrictions imposed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, we followed…
Irish yard Mooney Boats has delivered a 24m pelagic trawler/purse seiner to the Atlantic Dawn Group of Killybegs, Co Donegal, reports Tim Oliver. Ella in Mooney’s fabrication shed as she neared completion. Named Ella G 233, the vessel replaces the…
With the first Scottish pelagic vessels starting to fish North Sea mackerel southeast of Shetland last week, David Linkie looks back to a trip on the Peterhead midwater vessel Lunar Bow PD 265 in the second week of October 2014…
Shellfish group plans equality with whitefish and pelagic sectors Aim to end ‘poor cousin’ status The shellfish sector in England, Wales and Northern Ireland remains ‘determined to break out of its poor cousin status by comparison with the attention given…
New Peterhead pelagic vessel quickly starts to prove her capabilities on west-of-4° mackerel The new Lunar Bow arrived at Peterhead from Denmark at the same time as mackerel started to cross the 4° line and swim strongly into the southwest…
Being the first Scottish pelagic vessel featuring electric-drive deck machinery, the new Whalsay 80m midwater trawler Research LK 62 makes a significant contribution to the continual evolution of vessel design, in which Shetland skippers have a strong track record, reports…
Whalsay skipper Davie Hutchison and partners of the Charisma Fishing Company have signed a contract with Karstensens Shipyard to design and build a 75m midwater trawler for delivery in November 2019, reports David Linkie Of 75m LOA, breadth moulded 15.3m…
Pelagic catchers angry at new consultation. Scottish pelagic fishermen are angry over new Scottish economic links proposals that will force all Scottish over-10m vessels to land at least 55% of their catches into Scotland, reports Tim Oliver. Above: The Gardenstown-owned midwater…
The landing obligation/discards ban could represent ‘the biggest push for more selective fishing in the European Union in the history of the CFP’, according to a recent study, reports Tim Oliver. But the study also says that probable weak implementation…
