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Asda works with Scottish shellfish producer to help flex its retail mussel. Sustainable Scottish mussel production received a boost this week as Asda launched a new premium product designed to capitalise […]
Flooding and foundering of the stern trawler Opportune approximately 36 nautical miles east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland: Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Report. Report on the investigation of the […]
Shetland scallop and crab fishery’s sustainability commitment recognised with third MSC certification. A Scottish fishery that plays a major part in sustaining a whole island community has been certified to […]
World Sustainability Foundation launches the ‘Save the Seals’ campaign. From the polar ice caps to temperate waters, seals inhabit oceans worldwide, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. With their playful […]
Fatal man overboard from stern trawler Copious, 18 February 2021, south-east of the Shetland Islands – MAIB report. Report on the investigation of the man overboard from stern trawler Copious […]
Lerwick port bids farewell to long-serving colleagues. Lerwick Port Authority staff bid farewell to long-serving colleagues, with celebrations at the Albert Building offices. Lindsay Brown joined the Authority’s vessels as […]
Royal opening of Lerwick Whitefish Market. Official ceremony takes place on anniversary of first landings. HRH The Duke of Rothesay visited Lerwick on Friday 30 July, to officially open the […]
Lerwick scoops top fishing port award. Lerwick has received the 2021 Port of the Year Award in an annual presentation by Fishing News, Britain’s leading weekly publication for the industry, celebrating […]
Activity impacted at Lerwick Harbour in 2020. Annual traffic statistics released on 23rd February 2021 by Lerwick Port Authority confirm the depth of twin impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and […]
Stranding and loss of Coelleira. At about 0124 on 4 August 2019, the Spanish owned UK registered fishing vessel Coelleira grounded on Ve Skerries, a low-lying reef off the west coast of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, while on passage to land its catch in Scrabster, Scotland. The vessel immediately listed to port and its […]
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