Category: Commercial Fishing
There have been doubts thrown on mackerel catch cut advice. Following the news that the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is advising a cut in the north east Atlantic mackerel catch ...
The fifth Scottish Inshore Fisheries Conference will be held at Eden Court, Inverness on Friday 5th October 2018. Leaving the EU presents the Scottish Government with an opportunity to develop a new model of fisheries management ...
A two year VSO project aids fishing communities in Cambodia. Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) completed the project in Kampong Chhnang and Kampong Thom provinces that created 20 fishing communities and directly influenced the lives of ...
Free health checks are being offered to Peterhead fisherman and their families. Respected maritime charities, the Fishermen’s Mission and Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS), have today announced a new joint initiative, the SeaFit Programme, that will ...
A southwest fishery adds responsible fishing scheme to its bow. Poole Harbour clam and cockle fishery has reaped the benefits of an industry certification project and now boasts both Seafish Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) and ...
Stronger government links called for with resurgence of whitefish stocks. Key whitefish stocks in Scotland’s waters have expanded dramatically over the past decade, according to a major new analysis. At the same time the pressure ...
French bluefin tuna fishery enters MSC assesment. The artisanal longline and handline fishery representing small Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) boats, entered assessment against the MSC Fisheries Standard. The boats are grouped ...
Last year, the Fishermen’s Mission gifts in Wills helped provide nearly 200 people with emergency grants so they could put food on the table for their struggling families.Our fishermen face danger, difficulty and poverty on a ...
Havila Kystruten has selected a shipyard and triggers a billion krone contract for Havyard. Tersan and Barreras will build Havila Kystruten’s four vessels, while Havyard Design & Solutions will deliver the ship design and an ...
A new beach clean initiative for Peterhead, with the Port Authority supporting a new programme designed to help clean up beaches of the north-east of Scotland by harnessing the power of local communities. The East ...
Canada joins ocean alliance as it becomes 13th nation to join the worldwide alliance aimed at ridding our oceans from millions of tonnes of old fishing nets, creels and other gear. The World Animal Protection’s ...
The public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, Seafish appoints a Fishing Safety Officer to work with the Welsh fishing fleet. Lee Haigh is the new Seafish Wales Fishing Safety Project Officer, and ...
A consensus seems to be emerging that bass may escape landing obligation when it comes fully into force on 1st January 2019, according to the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO). In an article on ...
Vónin’s new Flyer takes off! The device which is rigged to a trawl’s headline to generate lift, has been delivering positive results for fishing vessels, according to Óli Horn at the company’s demersal fishing gear ...
British and French fishermen agree on a deal to end scallop dispute in the English Channel. The BBC reports that the agreement will see larger British boats withdrawing in return for greater fishing rights elsewhere. ...
A report published by the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee sees the UK government urged to invest in NI fishing sector. The report was released following an inquiry into the effects that Brexit will have on ...
Scientists see evidence of major progress in European fisheries with Europêche welcoming the clear message from the scientific community and DG MARE Director General, Mr Aguiar Machado, at Friday’s “Scientific Seminar on Fisheries Science” (14 ...
Are today’s scallop wars the shape of things to come? While there still being no agreement between French and British fishermen, these current skirmishes over fishing rights in the Baie de Seine could be the ...
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 in cooperation with the five ...
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 could not reach a final ...
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