Scottish fishermen are set to fund additional surveys of North Sea stocks, as anger grows over the failure to tackle the issue of poor science. The Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) and the Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association (SWFPA), which together…
The Irish National Seafood Survey, conducted annually by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), is moving the formerly paper-based survey to an online system, and the deadline for completion has been extended, to 16 January. Each year, all active Irish fishing vessels…
The Scottish government has launched a survey to help it understand how ready the Scottish fishing sector is to respond to the climate change challenge. The survey launched during COP26 and is open until the end of November. It covers…
Two months on from the release of the Scottish Nephrops Working Group report (Fishing News, 23 September, ‘Working group sets out improvements for Scots Nephrops sector’), the Scottish government has published a 17-page response to the recommendations made. The working…
A robotic boat known as an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) has been used for the first time to survey fish populations around oil platforms in the North Sea. Working up to 60 miles from the coast, the diesel electric vehicle,…
The information you provide in the annual fleet survey makes a vital contribution to the data that Seafish produces to support the fleet, explains Seafish economic analyst Marta Moran-Quintana. If I tell you that our ‘2020 Economics of the Fleet’…
A consultation for the seafood industry on the future direction of Seafish closes this week, with businesses and individuals in the seafood industry having until midnight on Friday 20 August to complete the online survey seeking views on Seafish as…
Seafish fleet researcher Joe Cooper reports from the Dorset and Devon coast I’ve not yet heard of any sightings of prehistoric paddle-finned plesiosaurs or giant marine crocodiles, but still I appreciate why fishermen choose to live and work across the…
Fishing industry figures have spoken out to encourage owners and skippers to take part in the annual survey of the UK fishing fleet, which begins on Monday, 5 July and will run throughout the summer. The survey is carried out…
Fishing vessel owners and skippers are being encouraged to take part in the annual survey of the UK fishing fleet, which begins on Monday, 5 July and will run throughout the summer. The survey is carried out by Seafish, the…
