VMS

  • NGOs: ‘All vessels must have REM and VMS’

    NGOs: ‘All vessels must have REM and VMS’

    23rd August 2021

    Launching their new report – ‘Shifting gears – achieving climate-smart fisheries’ – WWF, the RSPB and the MCS call for a raft of restrictive measures aimed mainly at trawling but also including REM and VMS on all vessels fishing in…

  • Scots inshore fleet tracking

    Scots inshore fleet tracking

    9th March 2020

    VMS and cameras for Scots under-12m fleet Scallopers first to be fitted with electronic kit Installation of remote electronic monitoring (REM) equipment on Scottish inshore vessels will begin with scallop vessels in Shetland in April, reports Tim Oliver. REM monitoring…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 19.09.19

    New Issue: Fishing News 19.09.19

    17th September 2019

    – VMS prosecutions concern – Shetland skippers urge ‘common sense’ on N. Sea cod – Wild Atlantic salmon ‘facing extinction’ fear – New industry-led youth board – Brexit and beyond – ‘Quota interests dominate Brexit coverage’ claims report – Go-ahead…

  • VMS prosecutions concern

    VMS prosecutions concern

    14th September 2019

    VMS data alone ‘not enough to prosecute’ – Industry concern as system set to be rolled out to under-12 fleet With satellite monitoring of under-12m vessels (I-VMS) due to be rolled out soon, there is growing concern in the industry that…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 01.08.2019

    New Issue: Fishing News 01.08.2019

    30th July 2019

      – Quota shares debate – Cod in difficulties in all areas, say scientists – Boris ‘kippergate’ gaffe – Still time for Scottish fishing industry to adapt to climate change – Wrong to blame fishermen for stock problems – VMS…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 22.11.18

    New Issue: Fishing News 22.11.18

    20th November 2018

    This week in Fishing News you will find: – Brexit fisheries sell out – Macduff completes Audacious BF 83 – Wanted: fishermen’s views on communicating safety messages – Mixed reactions to quota action plans – Major changes afoot with ILO…

  • NEW ISSUE: FISHING NEWS 18.10.18

    NEW ISSUE: FISHING NEWS 18.10.18

    16th October 2018

    This week in Fishing News you will find: – VMS for under-12m fleet – ‘Don’t betray us,’ federations warn government – New Shetland research marks electric first for Scottish midwater fleet – MEPs’ fury as Brussels fails to ban pulse…

  • VMS for under-12m fleet

    VMS for under-12m fleet

    15th October 2018

    Vessel tracking for British under-12m vessels DEFRA to start roll-out in 2019 and Scotland in 2020 All British under-12m fishing vessels operating in English and Scottish waters will have to carry electronic monitoring kit, under plans put forward by DEFRA…

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