Skippers’ message to PM: do not gamble away our futures for EUK/EU fishing deal. The Prime Minister must avoid gambling with the future of Scottish fishing businesses by using the […]
Defra state Brexit deal will result in significant uplift in quota for Scotland – The Scottish government and the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) have raised concerns over the UK-EU agreement […]
SFF priorities for Fisheries Agreement between UK and EU The UK’s departure from the EU and its Common Fisheries Policy allows the UK to become an independent coastal state, and […]
Marine scientists from UK and Belize discuss marine pollution. Scientists and leaders from across Belize came together at the Water Quality and Marine Pollution Workshop on 27th June 2023 in […]
Growing mismatch between the fish we catch and the fish we want to eat It is less than a year ago that Cefas and the University of Essex signed their […]
Half of fish in local waters landed by EU vessels. More than half of the fish and shellfish caught in Shetland waters is landed by EU fishing boats, while the […]
The UK would soar up the global league table if it followed Norway’s practice of landing more than eight in 10 of the fish caught in its own waters, according […]
EU vessels landing even more fish from UK waters. EU fishing vessels have been increasing the amount of fish they catch in UK waters at a much faster rate than […]
SFF underlines key Brexit demands. Scottish fisheries leaders have re-iterated the industry’s demands as talks resumed over a Brexit deal. SFF chief executive Elspeth MacDonald said the UK’s departure from […]