by Niall Duffy | Nov 4, 2021 | News, UK, Vessel Features
Kilkeel Harbour was a hive of activity recently as G Smyth Boats has a double launch of new Maxus catamarans for UK customers. The 14mtr and 12mtr Catamarans Olivienna and Lily James were built during Covid lockdown and easing of restrictions enabled their new owners...
by Niall Duffy | Oct 6, 2021 | News, UK
By: Chloe Irvine Retired skippers John Arthur Irvine and Willie Williamson have more than 100 years of fishing between them. Both played a key role in progressing Whalsay’s pelagic fishing industry to what it is today. Here they share some of their stories with Chloe...
by Niall Duffy | Aug 20, 2021 | News, UK
More than 70,000 hazard alerts have been issued by the Kingfisher Bulletin website and app in its first year Skippers are being urged to download and use an app designed to alert them to hazards at sea and offshore activities. The Kingfisher Bulletin...
by Niall Duffy | Aug 4, 2021 | News, UK
There is no evidence that a three-mile limit around Scotland’s coastline banning fishing vessels with mobile gear would improve sustainability or raise earnings in the creel fleet. That is the conclusion of a new Scottish Fishermen’s Federation paper, SFF The 3 Mile...
by Niall Duffy | Jul 20, 2021 | News, UK
The government’s process to select Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) needs a rethink say the NFFO It is deliberately relegating human use issues to a second tier to be considered only once sites have been identified exclusively based on a set of ecological...
by Niall Duffy | Jun 30, 2021 | News, UK
Responding to the latest advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) on total allowable catches (TACs) for 2022, Scotland’s largest fishing associations said the whole approach was flawed and in need of substantive reform. ICES is...
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