by Niall Duffy | Jun 18, 2024 | International, News
Scottish pelagic fishermen have given a cautious welcome to agreements reached between the UK, Norway and Faroe on the Northeast Atlantic mackerel fishery waters. The deal will cover the coming three years, with an option to extend it thereafter. According to...
by Noreen Boyle | Apr 14, 2024 | International, Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen News
Morgère will be promoting its versatile range of trawl doors at the Scottish Skipper Expo 2024 in Aberdeen where it is anticipated there will be much interest in the innovative new Champion trawl door. Champion has already secured excellent reviews from skippers using...
by Niall Duffy | Nov 7, 2023 | International, News
Plans to introduce restrictive HPMAs in 10% of Scotland’s seas have officially been cancelled. Scottish Government Minister Màiri McAllan announced her party will no longer pursue the plans to restrict fishing in some of Scotland’s fishing grounds. Ms McAllan...
by Niall Duffy | Nov 6, 2023 | International, News
For mackerel, the coastal states agreed to set the TAC for 2024 at 739,386 tonnes. This TAC is in line with ICES advice, following the maximum sustainable yield approach and is 5% lower than the TAC agreed for 2023. However, in recent years, Iceland, Russia, Norway,...
by Niall Duffy | Oct 31, 2023 | International, News
A delegation from the Scottish Fishermen’s Organisation (SFO) visited the Pacific North- West area of the United States to learn how fisheries managers there have improved sustainability by reducing unwanted catches. Several directors and senior executives of the...
by Niall Duffy | Oct 30, 2023 | International, News
An overwhelming majority of Scots believe fishing fleets should be safeguarded as seas become more crowded with the emergence of offshore wind and renewables, according to a new survey. A poll of 1,000 adults for the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF)...
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