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Improvement in fisheries science secures monkfish quota increase. Fishermen in Shetland have welcomed an increase in monkfish quotas for next year, as agreed this week by the UK and the […]
Ling research for Shetland fishers. With quota uplifts for key species such as cod, haddock, whiting and saithe for 2024, the immediate prospects for the Shetland whitefish sector look better […]
Local scallop fishery an example for sustainability, MSC says. GOOD fishing practices in Shetland are being highlighted in a new report by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), the body which […]
Shetland fishermen feature in MSC UK’s Sustainable Seafood Campaign The MSC certified Shetland scallop and brown crab fishery and its fishermen will feature in a nationwide TV ad for the […]
Shetland fishermen join with Green politicians to call for end to gillnetting. Fishermen in Shetland have joined forces with the local Green party to demand a ban on gillnetting in […]
Young skippers and crews take over whitefish vessels Main image: New Defiant owners Tom Jamieson, Richard Whelan, Ross Sutherland, Robbie Jamieson (skipper), Magnus Polson and James Shearer A changing of the generational guard […]
Anger over rush to develop wind farms in rich fishing grounds Plans to locate offshore wind farms in rich fishing grounds west of Shetland to provide electricity for oil and […]
Good landings at Peterhead but quota issues loom for next year. Our picture shows the Golden Gain V coming into land at Peterhead last Thursday, where there was a healthy […]
New promotional tools created for Shetland seafood. As part of their Seafood Provenance Scheme, Shetland Food and Drink Ltd. have created a suite of new digital and print tools to […]
SFA attacks flawed basis of EU-Norway-UK fisheries deal. Reacting to the delayed outcome of the EU-Norway-UK fisheries deal that sets total allowable catches (TACs) for 2021 for six jointly managed […]
Shetland herring wanted for new scientific study. The NAFC Marine Centre UHI is asking Shetland fishermen for help with a new project to determine the identity of herring found in […]
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