Shetland

  • New Issue: Fishing News 10.12.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 10.12.20

    8th December 2020

      – Fight for fair North Sea cod TAC – Triple-rigging from Rye – Brexit talks shift to EU vessels’ access – Irish and French clash over Brexit compensation – Eustice warned of exports ‘chaos’ – Poots welcomes provisions of…

  • Radiant Star: seine-netting in Burra Haaf

    Radiant Star: seine-netting in Burra Haaf

    3rd December 2020

    David Linkie looks back to a day spent with Shetland skipper Victor Laurenson and crew of the Burra fly-shooter Radiant Star LK 71 in August 2010 Seine-net boats catching a wide selection of whitefish in coastal waters have been an…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 19.11.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 19.11.20

    18th November 2020

        – £1M for Scots prawn group – Millionth box of whitefish landed at Peterhead – Scientific advice for 2021 emerges on some stocks – Brexit ‘deal to be done’, says PM – Scots leaders warn PM: no-deal Brexit…

  • 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 17.09.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 17.09.20

    15th September 2020

      – Threat to fisheries bill – Reliance III launched at Whitby – Taoiseach to meet POs to discuss penalty points row – Shetland call for action on dumped gear – Nigel Blazeby leaves Waterdance – Brexit talks deadlocked: PM…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 13.08.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 13.08.20

    11th August 2020

    – Shellfish boost plans – First landings to Lerwick’s new whitefish market – Mission: Seek help now – Fisheries bill MSY threat – Illegal nets recovered from North East river – New Avrella for Shetland – No-deal Brexit looking likely,…

  • 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’ –…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 16.07.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 16.07.20

    14th July 2020

    – EU plunders UK EEZ – Tecla highlights winds of change – Call for action over Shetland gear conflict – Fisheries bill enters House of Commons – IOM queen scallop season launched – New builds progress at Macduff Shipyards –…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 25.06.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 25.06.20

    23rd June 2020

      – Gear war off Shetland – Signs of EU compromise on fisheries deal – Fishermen ‘relieved’ – MMO defers app prosecution threat – £8.2m Covid-19 support paid out to 900 Scots vessels – Ewing calls for bigger share of…

  • Gear war off Shetland

    Gear war off Shetland

    22nd June 2020

    MCA urged to act over Shetland gear conflict Spanish netter tries to foul Shetland trawler’s prop   Scottish fishermen are calling on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to urgently investigate and charge skippers who put lives in danger at…

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