– Crewing breakthrough – Killybegs hosts international blue whiting fishery – Liferaft from missing Nicola Faith recovered – Cash help for catchers scheme opens – £1.3m support for Welsh seafood sector – No deal in sight yet on TACs…
The 20m Peterhead stern trawler Opportunus IV and her five-man crew were towed to safety last week in a dramatic rescue by the local RNLI lifeboat and the six-week-old Fraserburgh trawler Jacqueline Anne FR 243, reports David Linkie. The extremely…
– Zero for boats from £23M – Fantastic seamanship rescues crewmen & Opportunus IV – Applications open for £5.45m Scots shellfish fund – New Scots exports taskforce – Man dies after incident on SW beamer – AIFCA appoints new national…
Both lifeboats at Clifden RNLI were launched just before 11am on 12 December, following a Coast Guard request to go to the aid of Ophelia WT 399, which was taking on water and in danger of sinking off the Galway…
– SSA: Seafish must change – Jacqueline Anne launched at Buckie – Kirkwall RNLI rescues crew from stricken vessel – Greenpeace dumps boulders on Dogger Bank MPA – Single-handed fisherman rescued off Dorset – Havara arrives at Whitby from…
– Supertrawler invasion – Fishermen who saved paddleboarders hailed as heroes – 700-mile kayaker raises £9,000+ for Mission – Pressures on North Sea cod fishery – Two rescued after capsize in North Sea – UK vessel owners asked to…
– £2m extra quota for Scots shellfishermen – J-Sea crew rescued after five-hour ordeal – First herring of the year at Peterhead – Ireland rejects zonal attachment – SFF Brexit demands restated as talks resume – Slow response from…
The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society is calling for nominations for its annual Skill and Gallantry Awards, reports John Periam. The Chichester-based charity is calling on members of the maritime and rescue communities to nominate those who have demonstrated outstanding bravery and…
RNLI fishing safety manager Frankie Horne has urged the fishing community to take advantage of the safety training on offer for crews, and to ensure that their safety equipment is up to date. His call comes after the skipper of…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – Discards quota pools – New shellfish duo launched – Brixham crewman thank MCA SAR team for safe rescue – EUFA welcomes MPs’ no-deal vote – Fast-growing seafood body demands greater government…
