– £23M cash for exporters – Seafood lorries in central London exports protest – Endeavour V lands successful maiden trip into Kinlochbervie – EU ambassador to UK: ‘Decisions have consequences’ – NFFO: Share extra quota by ‘need not greed’…
– MAIB chief calls on fishermen to wear PFDs – Vessel from Shetland confrontation detained by Irish authorities – £9.7m support for Scottish coastal communities – Holland Fisheries Event goes ahead – Brussels: ‘setting TACs will be more transparent’ –…
Air patrols to check PFDs at sea MCA to step up fleet monitoring and ILO 188 compliance enforcement The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is to use surveillance aircraft to check that fishermen are wearing lifejackets at sea, reports Tim…
More commercial fishermen in Wales have received lifesaving flotation equipment to help make the fishing industry safer. Seafish has been delighted to support an industry-led Welsh Fishing Safety Committee (WFSC) project that has seen grant-aided personal flotation devices (PFDs) with…
Some 3,500 personal flotation devices (PFDs) have been supplied to fishermen working on Scottish-registered boats, with the intention of increasing the usage of a flotation garment while working on the open deck. Above: Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond and SFF marine…
