Jersey warns of dangers of giving in France withdrew its threats to retaliate against the UK in the licensing dispute last week, as the sides continued to negotiate over whether more French licences can be granted, reports Tim Oliver. More…
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced that it will accept new applications by capped licence vessels for additional quota until early December following a positive early response to its initiative. Under this scheme, which is being run in partnership…
Skipper James Third and his son AJ Third have bought the twin-rig prawn trawler Challenger FR 90, renaming her Harvest Moon FR 366 (pictured above). The vessel was built in 2010 by Parkol Marine Engineering to an SC McAllister design…
Only 12 of 47 applications granted for under-12s French officials and politicians have reacted furiously to the UK publication of a list of EU under-12m vessels that will be licensed to fish in the UK six to 12-mile zone, reports…
Seafish fleet researcher Oscar Wilkie reports from East Anglia Spending a few days in King’s Lynn recently, it was really gratifying to see a harbour so full of boats that it would have been difficult to fit any more in!…
Seafish fleet researcher Oscar Wilkie reports from Wales… I have recently spent two weeks in Wales conducting Seafish’s annual fleet survey, speaking confidentially with vessel owners about their businesses. More or less throughout Wales – and the rest of the…
A completely new design of 34.5m fly-shooter/twin-rig trawler, featuring electric deck machinery, is to be built by Thecla Bodewes Shipyards, Harlingen, for Katwijk owner Maarten van Duijn. Designed in conjunction with Ove Kristensen of Vestværftet ApS to combine high speeds…
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