Full statement from The Fishermen’s Welfare Alliance on reports on abuse and exploitation of migrant workers. Speaking on behalf of The Fishermen’s Welfare Alliance, Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the […]
Federation Delegation Makes the Case to Minister on Fuel Costs The four federations representing England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland recently met with Fisheries Minister, Victoria Prentis MP to underline […]
ITF report on fishermen’s welfare: Statement from Fishermen’s Welfare Alliance. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, speaking on behalf of The Fishermen’s Welfare Alliance (FWA), said: “We […]
All systems go for Scottish Skipper Expo 2022! Scottish Skipper Expo 2022 (13 and 14 May), which will be held at the exciting new venue of the P & J Live […]
SFF comment on ScotWind round. Responding to Crown Estate Scotland’s announcement on the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round, Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the SFF, said; “While it is clear […]
Closure of Clyde fishing grounds – Statement from SFF in response to Scottish Government regarding the closure. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the SFF, said: “Today’s announcement by Scottish Government […]
Dates announced for Irish Skipper Expo 2022 and Scottish Skipper Expo 2022. Mara Media is delighted to announce that Irish Skipper Expo 2022 (25 – 26 March) and Scottish Skipper […]
Funding for vital life-saving training for the Scottish fishing industry welcomed. Seafish secures £140,000 from Scottish Government to continue offering free training. The drive to make Scotland’s fishing industry safer […]
ICES total allowable catch advice for 2022: Statement from Scottish Fishermen’s Federation. Responding to the latest ICES advice on catch opportunities for 2022, SFF chief executive Elspeth Macdonald said: “We […]
Scottish Fishermen’s Federation statement on UK-Norway deal. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the SFF, said: “The failure to reach an agreement on fisheries between the UK and Norway for 2021 […]
SFF view on desperately poor Brexit fisheries deal. SFF chief executive Elspeth Macdonald has today written to the Prime Minister voicing the industry’s anger over the mounting financial losses faced […]
Brexit deal falls ‘far short of commitments and promises.’ Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said: “This deal falls very far short of the commitments and promises […]
SFF blast Brexit negotiations. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said: “Amid all the rumours and speculation, we have been clear from the outset that the industry […]
EU contingency plans for fishing – statement from Scottish Fishermen’s Federation. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF), said: “If there is no Fisheries Agreement in place by the […]
No evidence for alleged ‘benefits’ of three mile limit. There is no evidence that a three mile limit around Scotland’s coastline banning fishing vessels with mobile gear would improve sustainability […]
Charisma herring survey. Shetland pelagic fishing vessel Charisma recently returned to her home port of Symbister, Whalsay after carrying out acoustic survey work for west coast herring. Skippered by Davie […]
A Shared Commitment to the Fishing Industry – Government, the national fishing federations and the Fishermen’s Mission share a commitment to the whole fishing industry. This means not only the fishing businesses that make up the sector – but also […]
MK3 FishSAFE unit now available. The latest version of the FishSAFE unit, the essential safety information tool for fishermen working near offshore oil and gas infrastructure in the UK Continental […]