Category: Commercial Fishing
UK Small Fishing Vessel Code enters into force. The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) Code of Practice for Small Fishing Vessels (less than 15 metres length overall) now includes a requirement for fishing boats to ...
Call to save fisheries on south and east coast of England. It’s almost the end of the road for small-scale fishers along the South and East Coast, according to a joint statement from fishing organisations ...
Working group sets out improvements for langoustine sector. Recommendations for delivering a profitable, sustainable and fair supply chain for the langoustine (Nephrops) industry have been set out in a new report published by a Scottish ...
Encouraging recovery at Lerwick Harbour. The easing of Covid-19 restrictions in the second quarter, 2021, has contributed to improving activity levels at Lerwick Harbour, boosting figures for the half-year compared to the same period 2020 ...
Increase in illegal inland fishing activity in Ireland. Over 33,000 patrols undertaken by Inland Fisheries Ireland officers in 2020, as illegal fishing activity rose during Covid-19 last year Patrol drones and surveillance equipment become increasingly ...
New regulations for US shellfish fisheries to help save right whales. NOAA Fisheries has announced new regulations for the lobster and Jonah crab trap and pot fisheries operating in the Northeast United States to help ...
NZ east Coromandel scallop fishery closed. New Zealand’s east Coromandel scallop fishery has been closed following a request from the Ngāti Hei Trust. The closure covers scallop fishing in an area extending along the east ...
Scottish mackerel and herring – a climate smart food resource. By Ian Gatt, chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group The recently published report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change made grim reading with ...
Norwegian mackerel catches soar. As of the 7th of September, the Norwegian mackerel fleet has caught 188.400 MT of mackerel. At the same time last year they had caught 23.400 MT. This year’s season started ...
Struggling seafarers need more mental health support from employers. Cases of seafarers struggling with their mental health will continue to rise unless shipping companies take more responsibility for encouraging crew members to talk openly with ...
RFC Russian Pollock and ROK-1 sign partnership agreement for the development of sales of Pollock in the domestic market. Within the framework of the IV Global Fishery Forum, the Russian Fishery Company (RFC), the Russian Pollock ...
EU landing obligation study of implementation and impact on discards. A new EU study provides a first overview of the implementation of the landing obligation (LO). The study also looks at the impact of LO ...
RFC and FEDC sign cooperation agreement. Within the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum, the Russian Fishery Company (RFC, Group) and a development institution – the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation (FEDC) signed a ...
Ireland announces Brexit Tie-up Scheme for fishing fleet Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced the launch of a Brexit Temporary Fleet Tie-up Scheme. The scheme will help mitigate the ...
Russia explores VAT exemption scheme for fishing boat repairs Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Ministry of Finance to consider the possibility of abolishing VAT on the repair and maintenance of fishing vessels. This ...
Changes to fees for Harbour Orders. The MMO, in partnership with DfT, announce changes to Harbour Order application fees. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO), in partnership with the Department for Transport (DfT), has announced changes ...
New boat shelter and environmental protection thanks to EU support confirms the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. The Kraimorie district in Burgas, Bulgaria, is a community of only 851 souls, known for its long ...
Ministers urged to take a closer look at cod quota advice. Fishermen in Shetland are warning Scottish and UK government ministers to think twice about cutting cod quotas next year after official figures showed there ...
EU fishing industry calls for immediate EU action against Norway and Faroe Islands to stop their overfishing of the Northeast Atlantic mackerel stock. The EU fishing industry is calling for immediate EU action to stop ...
Application and usability of ECDIS: MAIB and DMAIB Report. Report on the application and usability of ECDIS. An MAIB and DMAIB collaborative study on ECDIS use from the perspective of practitioners. Summary: In investigations of ...
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