Plymouth charity Greenhook Fishing has launched the first of its sustainable fishing vessels from its boatyard. Greenhook Fishing has been established to provide training and full-time employment in the boatbuilding, fishing and related industries. It works primarily, but not exclusively,…
– Prawn sector needs help – New-look Beryl fishes her first trip – DEFRA: Supertrawlers ‘don’t damage seabed in MPAs’ – High stakes in Brexit talks – French vessel detained at Plymouth – Industry views needed on fishing vessel…
– Welcome for new grants – MMO launches Fisheries Response Fund – No help yet for ‘struggling’ Scots whitefish fleet – £20,000 to qualify in Scotland v. £10,000 elsewhere – Open letter from fisheries minister Victoria Prentis – £500,000 to…
– Scots quota trials – Question over future of POs post-Brexit – UK fleet returned lower catch value & quantity in 2019 – ‘Spanish fleet must have access to UK waters’ – ‘Look after fishermen as well as…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News Name: Southern Spirit LT 1056 LOA: 14.95m Built: C Toms & Son Ltd, Polruan, Cornwall 2019 Type: Beam scalloper/twin-rig trawler Home port: Plymouth We’ll be back next week…
– Brexit deal agreed – Scots government under fire over static gear losses – 2018 record whitefish year for Shetland – UK fisheries agreement signed with Faroe Islands – French company to monitor UK vessels – Crowds brave weather…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Amethyst FH 664 LOA: 9.99m Built: Riverside Fabrications, Ponsharden, Falmouth 1998 Type: Single-rig trawler/scalloper Home port: Plymouth We’ll be back next week with our latest boat focus.…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Rachel Anne PH 770 LOA: 14.95m Built: Seahawk Boats Ltd Plymouth 2015 Type: Ring-netter Home port: Plymouth We’ll be back next week with our latest boat focus.…
A succession of gales in the first three months of the year has severely impacted on landings at the South Devon port of Plymouth. Phil Lockley reports At ports like Plymouth, continual poor weather has significantly cut the earnings of…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Saxon Spirit LO 1052 LOA: 9.90m Built: C Toms & Son Ltd Polruan 2018 Type: Twin-rig trawler Home port: Plymouth We’ll be back next week with our…
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