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Seafish launches 2024 UK fishing fleet survey
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...
Scottish Cabinet Secretary signs pledge to protect fishing
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...
Industry Report underlines crucial role of fishing to incoming Scottish First Minister
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...
My Fishing Life: a Story Of The Sea
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 the few...
Pollack Cut Causes Crisis for English Inshore Fleet
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...
Scottish Ministers Urged To Work With Fishing Industry, Not Against It
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...
New Plan for UK Crab & Lobster Fisheries
Filling the Gap: Researchers & fishermen work together to improve knowledge of crab and lobster fisheries and help chart new era for UK fisheries. Led by Bangor University and the industry-led Crab and Lobster Management Group (CMG), a new Fisheries...
PTG will supply RSW systems for seven new fishing vessels
PTG has secured a record delivery of 17 RSW plants to Karstensens Shipyard in Denmark and three RSW plants to Westcon Yards in Norway. The newbuilds will be built for Norwegian and Scottish shipping companies and will be delivered on a continuous basis over the next...
New tech designed with Cornish fishermen to transform bycatch monitoring
Combining hard-earned fishing knowledge with cutting-edge machine intelligence, Insight360 is an innovative new tool being developed with fishermen in Cornwall which could radically transform how bycatch of marine wildlife is documented onboard fishing vessels and,...
Shetland Fishermen challenge the idea of a biodiversity crisis in Scotland’s seas
Fishermen in Shetland say that the extent of biodiversity loss in the country’s seas has been greatly exaggerated in the public’s mind. While Scottish Government ministers and others are assuming that there is a biodiversity crisis in Scottish waters, the available...
SeaFest Peterhead to bring new seafood festival experience to the North-East of Scotland
Peterhead’s bustling harbour will provide the backdrop for a new north-east food and drink event, SeaFest Peterhead, which is set to take place later this autumn. The one-day festival celebrating the region’s seafood sector will take place on Saturday September 9 from...
2022 Survey Documents Further Decline In UK fishing industry
Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry, has released financial estimates which offer an insight into the difficulties faced by the nation’s fishing industry last year. The dataset is based on information gathered during the 2022 fishing fleet...
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