An open day earlier this month showcased the latest advances in drone technology, which is likely to see growing use in fisheries enforcement across the world. The UK Research and Innovation Fund, the government body that supports scientific developments and…
Bruce Langlands, skipper of the FV Shuna is a creel fisherman in the Isle of Skye, mostly fishes for Nephrops. However, like many fishermen, he is curious to know exactly what goes on in his creels once they slip below…
Since 2019 Scottish skippers have designed and used a web-based app, called BATmap (see https://info.batmap.co.uk/ ), to avoid bycatch. The UK Seafood Innovation Fund has funded a two-year project to reconfigure BATmap for the west of Scotland prawn fleet and…
How do you measure the true worth of small-scale fisheries? New tools developed by the CABFishMan project will enable fishing communities to do just that, explains Elle Sibthorpe As part of its work to develop tools for the collaborative management…
Damen Shipyards hosted its annual fishery festival in Stellendam recently, welcoming over 200 skippers and owners from the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK. The day was both a celebration of good seafood and a chance for the industry to learn…
At a time when fuel prices are concentrating minds across the industry, Fisheries Innovation Scotland (FIS) last week tapped into a variety of expert opinion in an open-minded one-day workshop looking at the ‘Vessels of the Future’, reports Andy Read.…
Backed by £400,000 from the Scottish government, a project has been launched to reveal the hidden lives of wild Atlantic salmon using new technology. Little is known about the migration routes of wild salmon as they leave rivers, travelling large…
SIFCA is pioneering a survey and enforcement tool with huge potential for improved monitoring of coastal habitats and fisheries, reports Andy Read Southern IFCA (SIFCA) took delivery of a new drone this autumn that is already proving invaluable, SIFCA deputy…
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 North Western Waters Advisory Council (NWWAC) has told the EU Commission that modern engines have a much lower environmental impact in terms of CO2 emissions because of IMO legislation. The Commission is seeking feedback on a project looking at…
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