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Norwegian super-trawlers need their access to Irish waters curtailed – MEP Kelleher
Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has said that the current situation whereby Norwegian boats are hoovering up fish in Irish waters, with no tangible benefit to Ireland, needs to stop. Kelleher, an MEP from Ireland South, was commenting after the Irish fishing sector...
Registration Is Now Open For The Ocean Knowledge 2030 Conference
Pioneering Event to Shape Ireland’s Ocean Research Agenda for a Sustainable Future The Marine Institute is delighted to announce that registration is now open for the Ocean Knowledge 2030 Conference, set to take place on November 20th – 21st, 2024, in the RDS, Dublin....
Floating offshore wind existential threat to Scottish fishing industry, warns SFF leader
Plans for giant floating offshore wind farms threaten to destroy Scotland’s fishing industry, the chief executive of the industry’s biggest representative body warned tonight. Elspeth Macdonald told the annual Scottish Fishermen’s Federation dinner, attended...
Tele Radio launch new SupraTEQ TW78 Waist Transmitter
Formed in Lysekil, Sweden in 1955, Tele Radio is a market leader in the design and manufacture of Radio Remote Control solutions. "Our mission is to provide end-to-end product solutions and services in the field of wireless equipment. From transmitters to big...
SCOTTISH SKIPPER EXPO 2024 A Celebration of Innovation and Industry
The Scottish Skipper Expo, the UK’s largest commercial fishing event, is renowned for showcasing a huge variety of high-quality products and services from the industry. The 2024 exhibition did not disappoint– from boats to creels, there was something for everyone. On...
UK, Norway And Faroe Mackerel Agreement Announced
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...
Morgère to showcase Champion trawl door at Scottish Skipper Expo 2024
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...
SNP scraps Scottish MPAs Plan
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 said:...
Scottish Mackerel Sector Calls For Resolution To Quota Share Dispute
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,...
Hugely Successful Scottish Fishermens Learning Trip To Pacific North-West
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...
Nine in Ten Scots Support Protecting Fishing Fleets
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) underscores...
Consumers must recognise seafood’s low carbon footprint, says SFF CEO
Consumers concerned about climate change can eat Scotland’s wild-caught seafood confident in the knowledge that it has one of the lowest carbon footprints of any type of food production, the head of the country’s biggest fisheries organisation said today. Chief...
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