Regional News
New heights for processors as companies gain SSA standard
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...
Fishermen call for a freeze on offshore wind development
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...
Master Fishmonger Standard Awards are back, bigger and better!
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...
Have your say on Marine Planning in England
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...
Five years down, three to go in photographer’s RNLI journey
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...
Strong interest in Scottish Skipper Expo 2020
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...
Strong representation of first-time exhibitors at Scottish Skipper Expo
There will be a strong representation of first-time exhibitors at Scottish Skipper Expo 2020, ensuring there will be plenty to interest visitors to Scotland’s flagship commercial fisheries show. So far, 14 new exhibitors have signed-up for the expo, covering areas...
Scottish Fishermen’s Federation to sponsor Scottish Skipper Expo 2020
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) will once again be sponsoring the Scottish Skipper Expo, which will be held on 15 and 16 May 2020 at the new state-of-the-art P & J Live exhibition arena in Aberdeen. The SFF has been a long-standing supporter of the expo,...
Lerwick Harbour Assists Pollution Response Overseas
Equipment from Shetland destined for foreign shores Oil pollution control equipment, surplus to Lerwick Harbour's requirements, is to be re-used in combatting incidents overseas. The gear has been donated by Lerwick Port Authority to Thornton, Fife, based...
New green Gitte Henning
GITTE HENNING fishing company is leading the way by bringing fishing in blue Denmark into a new, green age by contracting a new, environmentally friendly pelagic fishing vessel from the Spanish shipyard Zamakona in Bilbao. Henning Kjeldsen says he initially intended...
Exploding seal and cormorant populations threatening livelihoods
A new study has confirmed that exploding seal and cormorant populations are a severe threat to the continuation of the fishing livelihoods in the Baltic Sea Region. In response, fishermen in the region have called for immediate action from decision-makers. The report...
Osprey trawl doors from Morgére yielding results for Scottish fishing family
The Lovie family, who fish out of Kinlochbervie with their two demersal trawlers Endeavour IV and Venture II, have been achieving good results with their new Osprey trawl doors from Morgére. The boats had previously fished with Exocet and PV3 doors supplied by Morgére...
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