– Foreign crewing hopes – North Sea mackerel fishery gets underway – UK signs historic fisheries agreement with Norway – UK fleet nets £987m from 622,000t in 2019 – Aid package lined up for N Ireland – UK offers…
– Scots quota trials – Question over future of POs post-Brexit – UK fleet returned lower catch value & quantity in 2019 – ‘Spanish fleet must have access to UK waters’ – ‘Look after fishermen as well as…
Big opportunity after Brexit, says REAF Brexit could provide the opportunity to increase UK vessel quota catches in the southern North Sea by seven times their value, and UK vessel non-quota catches by 25%, reports Tim Oliver That would add…
Home Office refuses calls for urgent action Tough UK government immigration policies and a clampdown on visas are creating a crewing crisis for skippers on the west coast of Scotland and in Northern Ireland, reports Tim Oliver Skippers and vessel…
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