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New course for young people seeking to forge career in fishing industry. UHI Shetland has launched its new five-day Deckhand Preparation Course for young people entering the fishing industry. The […]
£132m UK Government investment open to the fishing and seafood industries and coastal communities across England. Fishermen, seafood businesses, and coastal communities can now apply for funding through the relaunched […]
UK government must get serious to tackle growing environmental ‘ghost’ fishing gear crisis. The UK government needs to get serious and instigate a proper dialogue around tackling the growing environmental […]
Foundering of the fishing vessel Freedom II, 11 nautical miles south-west of Oban, Scotland on 21 February 2024: Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Report. Report on the investigation of the […]
Tersan chooses TMC to equip krill fishing vessel. Tersan Shipyard has contracted TMC Compressors (TMC) to provide the marine compressed air system to a krill fishing vessel currently being reconstructed at […]
Fishing fleet faces mounting costs as fuel crisis deepens Rising fuel costs are placing significant pressure on the fishing fleet, with some vessels facing additional daily expenses of up to […]
“Running roughshod over our fishing industry” – Carmichael condemns SNP government restrictions on isles fishermen. Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today criticised the Scottish Government for harming isles […]
Charting the UK fishing industry’s course for 2026. By Phil Haslam, Managing Director, North Atlantic Fishing Company (NAFC). While healthy stocks and strong prices gave the UK fishing industry reason […]
Two thirds of Scots more likely to vote for parties that back fishing, new polling shows. The Scottish public strongly supports the country’s fishing industry, and is more likely to vote […]
Rapid engine repowers helping fishing vessels return to sea faster. Finning expands stock of Cat® marine engines to repower fishing vessels. Finning UK & Ireland is expanding its stockholding of […]
Fishing master fined for obstruction of a Sea-Fisheries Protection Officer. On the 10th of March 2026, Yasser Eldmergy, with an address in County Louth, pleaded guilty at Dundalk District Court to […]
European fishing sector calls for urgent EU action as fuel prices surge. Europêche, the representative body of the European fishing industry, has called on the European Commission to adopt urgent […]
North Sea scampi fishing may carry a hidden climate cost, disturbing carbon that has been buried in seabed muds for thousands of years. Crustacean fishing (including Norway Lobster which is used […]
ISSF releases fourth edition of ‘Skippers’ Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices’. Updated global resource supports responsible purse-seine tuna fishing through science-based guidance. The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has […]
Fishing master pleads guilty to fishing without a valid sea-fishing licence On the 20th of January 2026, Sheamus Quinn, Master of the Irish sea-fishing vessel “Garvoge”, with an address in Co. […]
Floating offshore wind and fishing. Current estimates predict that floating offshore wind turbines will make up more than one third of the UK’s total offshore wind capacity by 2050. And […]
Drastic seaweed growth threatens marine life and fishing – but also offers opportunities. Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML’s) Dr Yanna Alexia Fidai writes for The Conversation UK on how native and […]
Fishing into the Future announces final F-REP of the season. Fishing into the Future (FITF) have announced their final Fisheries Resources Education Programme (F-REP) of the season will be taking […]
“Clear and present danger” to viability of fishing – Carmichael calls for action on spatial squeeze. Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has warned the government that the “critical mass” […]
Carmichael to challenge SNP history of mismanagement in fishing debate – “Same attitudes persist.” Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, will highlights the SNP government’s history of mismanagement over the […]
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