WELSH FISHING INDUSTRY BOOST

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 an industry forum of Fishermen’s Associations in Wales.

The Welsh Fishing Safety Committee, supported by Seafish, offered owners of active Welsh-registered commercial fishing vessels Personal Floatation Devices with Personal Locator Beacons at a subsidised cost of £15 each – saving £300 on the normal RRP.

Seafish has organised a series of events for fishermen around the coast of Wales over the next two weeks to ensure they can pick up their kit and have the necessary training from the RNLI to ensure it is used effectively. The events have already taken place in Plas Heli, Pwllheli, Holyhead and Rhyl. They will now continue in Swansea, Aberystwyth, Burry Port, Fishguard and Milford to ensure fishermen around the coast to ensure easy access to each venue.

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