Following the success last year of a film designed to help inshore fishermen prepare for MCA safety code inspections, The Seafarer’s Charity has provided funds to make three new short films for all fishermen on different aspects of safe fishing…
‘Easy-to-understand’ video launched ‘to support compliance’ A new video instructing Irish skippers on the correct use of electronic logbooks as part of the landing obligation has been criticised by the Irish South and West Fish Producers’ Organisation (IS&WFPO). The video,…
Land in Shetland, a joint campaign by Lerwick Port Authority and Shetland Islands Council (SIC) to encourage more skippers to land their catches to the islands’ fishmarkets, has launched the first in a series of promotional videos along with a…
The Seafarers’ Charity has funded a new information film to help fishermen meet the new MCA inspection standards. In partnership with the NFFO and supported by the Fishing Industry Safety Group, the film is aimed at helping all owners prepare…
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…
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has launched a campaign to keep commercial fishermen safe, with figures showing that 88 people were injured or killed in deck machinery incidents on fishing vessels in UK waters over the past five years. As well as encouraging skippers and vessel owners…
