The European Commission EC moves to revamp the Atlantic Action Plan by organising a series of workshops on the future of the Atlantic maritime strategy. The workshops are set up […]
No deal in scallop wars as British and French fishermen failed to reach an agreement over the dispute in the English Channel. Industry leaders met in Paris this weekend and […]
New fisheries research appointment for pioneering fishing industry sampling scheme Dr Katie Brigden has been appointed as Fisheries Scientist to work on a pioneering fish industry ‘self-sampling’ scheme for pelagic […]
The recent scallop wars in the Channel between UK and French fishing vessels highlight a number of important issues. The most important of these is that, whatever the rights and […]
With over 8,000 policies directly written, Sunderland Marine is strongly committed to improving and supporting safety on fishing vessels, investing significant resources in loss prevention to promote education and training […]
The successful re-accreditation of sustainable shellfish fisheries by the international sustainability watchdog, has been hailed by the Board of the Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation (SSMO). Shetland has the only blue […]
The return of Atlantic bluefin tuna to UK and Irish waters has been highlighted in a recent report In an article for British Wildlife magazine, authors Tom Horton, Lucy Hawkes […]
French and British fishermen have come to blows in a dispute over scallop fishing rights off the Normandy coast. British boats are legally entitled to fish in the area all […]
Canadian fishermen will have the opportunity to see for themselves the benefits offered by using Exocet trawl doors at the forthcoming North Atlantic Fish & Workboat Show (16 to 17 […]
By Ian Gatt, chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group Scots mackerel and herring fishers are at the forefront of sustainability, one of the most used buzzwords of recent times […]
Stern Trawler Illustris Accident Investigation Report has just been released by the MAIB 15/2018 The MAIB investigation report into marine accident on the stern trawler Illustris, including what happened, safety […]
A new initiative, Flying The No Sell Out Flags has been launched by the NFFO. As the UK/EU withdrawal talks approach a critical stage, thousands of flags and wheelhouse […]
11.000 tonnes of Blue Whiting were caught in five weeks by Greenlandic pelagic vessel Polar Amaroq which has a variety of trawls for the various fisheries it pursues through the […]
Breakthrough for MMC First Process as it delivers first-ever on-board production plant First Process and Havyard MMC merged last year, combining their expertise in handling fish both onshore and on […]
Scotland’s mackerel and herring fishermen participate in gathering scientific data as work on pioneering ‘self-sampling’ scheme gathers pace Scotland’s mackerel and herring fishermen are working on a pioneering ‘self-sampling’ scheme […]
CERAMIC EXHIBITION HARVEST by Mella Shaw The Scottish Fisheries Museum welcomes a ceramic exhibition of new work by ceramic artist Mella Shaw. Evolving as its nationwide tour progresses, this exhibition […]
A good news story for the Welsh fishing industry: Over 80% of the Welsh fishing fleet have taken up the offer of state-of-the-art kit thanks to a safety initiative from […]
Koden Black Box Radars with C-Map Chart Overlay The Koden black box radars MDC-5000 series is a hit and that’s official according to David Ash, Managing Director of Mantsbrite Marine […]
FISHERMEN GET FREE DENTAL CHECKS AT THE HARBOURSIDE THANKS TO EXCITING NEW CHARITY INITIATIVE The fishing community in Cornwall, Brixham and Poole were left smiling thanks to an exciting new […]