A few of the 53 scallopers licensed to fish in the Isle of Man scallop fishery braved strengthening winds on the opening day of the season last Wednesday, 1 November, though most had been blown back into harbour by lunchtime,…
Memories of the scallop fishery in Western Australian in the 1990s I spent two seasons at sea in Western Australia in 1991 and 1992, shucking scallops on the same 17m vessel. In those days, it was the processing capacity of…
One of the six ‘frontrunner’ Fisheries Management Plans, the proposals for king scallops are based on many years of industry-led data collection For many fishermen and their representatives, it is going to be a hectic summer and early autumn. This…
With poor weather marring the start of the Manx king scallop season, fewer than a dozen boats got out on the opening day on 1 November. Bonnie Lass III… A couple of boats took their first tows off Maughold, and…
Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (D&SIFCA) has amended scallop diving permits issued to commercial divers to remove what has been until this year a three-month summer closed season. The move follows an extended dialogue between stakeholders and…
The Bangor University research vessel Prince Madog arrived off the Isle of Man last week to undertake the annual survey of the scallop and queenie stocks there on behalf of the Isle of Man Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture,…
No non-quota tonnages will be set in 2022 Non-quota stock catch tonnage limits provided for in the Brexit TCA will not be applied in 2022, reports Tim Oliver. Instead, uptake data will be closely monitored, and if either the UK…
The automated scallopers Harmoni, skippered by Mark Roberts, and Evening Star, skippered by Gary Buchan, have completed trials of dredge modifications in partnership with Heriot-Watt University and Bangor University. Part of an 18-month project scheduled for completion in March 2022,…
Battle over Manx scallop management. A major rift has opened up between the Scottish and Isle of Man administrations over management of the Manx king scallop fishery. Scottish fisheries minister Fergus Ewing has said the Scottish government could invoke the…
Marine Scotland is introducing new king scallop landing regulations that will come into effect on Thursday, 1 June, 2017. A plan to introduce new controls was announced in 2015, but they were delayed because provisions covering remote electronic monitoring (REM)…
