Scottish

  • New Issue: Fishing News 07.01.21

    New Issue: Fishing News 07.01.21

    5th January 2021

      – Brexit talks go to the wire – EU states fear ‘biggest catastrophe of our time’ – Disaster for seafood companies as French border closes – Exporters fear torrent of paperwork after 1 January – EU quote rollover ‘meaningless’…

  • Lunar Bow: purse-seining for mackerel

    Lunar Bow: purse-seining for mackerel

    8th October 2020

    With the first Scottish pelagic vessels starting to fish North Sea mackerel southeast of Shetland last week, David Linkie looks back to a trip on the Peterhead midwater vessel Lunar Bow PD 265 in the second week of October 2014…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 30.07.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 30.07.20

    28th July 2020

    – 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’ –…

  • Last of the Hunters – Skipinnish tribute to fishing industry

    Last of the Hunters – Skipinnish tribute to fishing industry

    10th May 2019

    Top Scottish band Skipinnish has paid tribute to the fishing industry on its forthcoming album Steer by the Stars with a new song entitled Last of the Hunters. The song traces different aspects of fishing history, and makes reference to…

  • Shetland Research marks new ground for Scottish pelagic fleet

    Shetland Research marks new ground for Scottish pelagic fleet

    16th November 2018

    Being the first Scottish pelagic vessel featuring electric-drive deck machinery, the new Whalsay 80m midwater trawler Research LK 62 makes a significant contribution to the continual evolution of vessel design, in which Shetland skippers have a strong track record, reports…

  • Scottish Government publishes Solway Firth report

    Scottish Government publishes Solway Firth report

    13th August 2015

    The Scottish government has published its report on the management trial conducted in Solway Firth cockle fishery, based on the study which place from 2013 to 2014. In a statement the Scottish Government claimed the management study was able to…

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