by Niall Duffy | Jul 15, 2024 | News, UK
Fishing vessel owners and skippers encouraged to join the annual survey of the UK fishing fleet from Monday 15 July Seafish researchers will again be heading to harbours and ports around the UK this summer. From July 15, Seafish, the public body that supports the UK...
by Niall Duffy | May 9, 2024 | Featured Article, News, UK
Mairi Gougeon joins 53 other MSPs in promising to support sector SCOTLAND’S Rural Affairs Secretary has signed a pledge to protect and support Scotland’s vital fishing industry and coastal communities. The commitment was made ahead of her introductory...
by Niall Duffy | May 7, 2024 | News, UK
Industry body urges Scottish Government to ‘rebalance the green agenda’ SCOTLAND’S foremost fishermen’s body has challenged John Swinney, expected to become Scotland’s new First Minister, to “right the wrongs” of the Bute House Agreement and commit to putting...
by Niall Duffy | Apr 24, 2024 | Event News, Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen News, UK
A new book, MY FISHING LIFE: A STORY OF THE SEA documenting Ashley Mullenger’s Journey to make it as a fisherman will see its industry launch at the Scottish Skipper Expo. Mullenger is a commercial fisherman working off the North Norfolk coast. She is one of...
by Niall Duffy | Jan 14, 2024 | News, UK
Calamity has struck some of the most sustainable fishing skippers in the south west of England with an announcement by the government slashing quota for pollack, one of the mainstays of the smaller scale fleet for 2024, effectively forcing some to consider having to...
by Niall Duffy | Dec 28, 2023 | News, UK
The Scottish Government needs to work in tandem with the fishing industry if it is to avoid a repeat of the Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) fiasco of 2023. That is the message from industry leaders at the close of a year in which, with the support of Scotland’s...
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