by Lia ní Aodha | Jan 27, 2020 | News, Regional
A major drive to improve standards across the seafood processing sector in Scotland has paid dividends. Nine companies have succeeded in achieving the new Scottish Seafood Association Standard, and of those, six are being assessed for SALSA (Safe and Local Supplier...
by Lia ní Aodha | Jan 25, 2020 | News, Regional
A meeting held in the European Parliament on Wednesday, January 22 discussing the possibilities for co-existence between fisheries and offshore wind heard EU fishermen call for a freeze on the development of offshore wind capacity. The meeting ‘Can Fisheries and...
by Lia ní Aodha | Jan 24, 2020 | News, Regional
Fishmongers across the UK are invited to enter a new suite of awards, recognising commitment to sustainability, engagement with the local fishing fleet, exceptional retail displays and much more. The Awards ceremony, to be held on 8 June 2020 at the historic...
by Lia ní Aodha | Jan 14, 2020 | News, Regional
This week, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) launched the public consultation on the draft North East, draft North West, draft South East and draft South West Marine Plans. The consultation will be open between 14 January 2020 and 6 April 2020; stakeholders...
by Lia ní Aodha | Jan 13, 2020 | News, Regional
Five years ago, a man driving an ambulance he bought on eBay turned up at a lifeboat station hoping to make a portrait of the volunteer crew on a glass plate using a 115 year old camera. Although Jack Lowe had been practising the Victorian photographic technique at...
by Bríd Boyle | Dec 19, 2019 | Regional, Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen News
There has been a tremendous amount of interest in Scottish Skipper Expo 2020 (15 and 16 May), with 150 companies confirmed as exhibiting so far, and many others looking set to sign-up over the next few weeks. As well as a new name, this year’s expo also has a new...
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