The Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation (SCFF) gave a broad welcome to the principle behind the proposals aired by the Clyde Fishermen’s Association within the West Coast RIFG, whilst also questioning the overall benefits of a creel cap on individual vessels…
Renewed calls for trawl ban inside three miles Scottish inshore fishermen participating in a forum held at COP26 on bottom trawling and zero carbon used the meeting to reiterate calls for the creation of a 0-3nm inshore zone in Scotland…
– Export delays hit fleet – Beamer Enterprise on course for Newlyn – New 80m midwater trawler to be built by Karstensens – 2021 TAC talks underway with coastal states – SCFF wins pilot project legal challenge – UK…
– SCFF legal challenge – First whitefish landed at new Scalloway fishmarket – Charisma completes west coast herring survey – Luyt carries out major refits on four new boats – MCA consults on new inspection proposals – Scottish Skipper Expo…
Creel men make legal move on Skye fisheries pilot Application for judicial review of ‘creel only’ trial rejection A Scottish fishermen’s association representing creel fishermen has mounted a legal challenge to Marine Scotland over its rejection of a proposal for…
SFF: ‘Claims based on pseudo-economics’ A group representing Scottish inshore creel fishermen is calling on the Scottish government to give Scotland’s creel fishermen a 50% share of the Nephrops fishery by 2022, to enable them to supply the growing live…
Entanglement, when marine animals become trapped or tangled in fishing gear, can be a problem, reports Kelvin Boot. Above: Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing with some of the project partners. Left-right: Kirstie Dearing (SNH), Alistair Sinclair (SCFF), Noel Hawkins (BDMLR), Fergus Ewing…
