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Cornish Fishing Industry Lead The Way For Sustainable Crawfish Fishery
Cornish Fish Producers' Organisation increase the minimum landing size for crawfish to protect stock for future generations The Cornish Fish Producers’ Organisation (CFPO) announce the rollout of a new, industry-led, voluntary management measure for the Cornish...
UK Seafood Innovation Fund awards £1.29 million to projects
The UK Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) has awarded a further £1.29 million to 28 new projects in its most recent round of funding. The fund, which has supported a total of 94 projects since its inception, supports innovative proposals designed to advance resilience and...
Seafish launches 2022 UK Fishing Fleet Survey
Seafish calls on the UK’s fishing vessel owners and skippers to take part in their annual survey of the UK fishing fleet which will begin in Peterhead, Scotland on Monday 11 July Seafish researchers will be heading to fishing ports around the UK this summer as...
Crowded seas a serious threat to UK fishing industry, warns major new report
More than half of Scottish waters could be closed to fishing fleets by 2050 if the industry continues to be marginalised by the development of offshore renewables and expansion of enhanced marine protected areas. That is the stark warning contained in a major new...
Young Shetland Fishing Crews Hold Out Hope For Government Support
As the cost of marine fuel in Shetland reaches nearly three times the price of last year, young fishing crews in the isles have spoken out about the desperate need for government assistance. The risk of fishing businesses failing is particularly prevalent in the...
Joanna C Sinking – MAIB Report released
Summary Early in the morning on 21 November 2020, the scallop dredger Joanna C capsized south of Newhaven, England; only one of the three crew survived. Joanna C’s crew was hauling the gear when they noticed that the starboard dredge bar had become snagged on a line...
MAIB Report On Loss Of Nicola Faith Released
Report on the investigation of the foundering of the whelk potter Nicola Faith, resulting in three fatalities, in Colwyn Bay, north Wales, 27 January 2021. Summary: On 27 January 2021, the whelk potter Nicola Faith capsized and sank 1.9 miles north of Rhos-on-Sea,...
Scottish Ministers urged to act now to protect vulnerable fish stocks
Many planned offshore windfarms could wreak havoc with key spawning and nursery grounds for important fish stocks, the Scottish industry warned today. In a series of maps produced by the Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA), which represents the interests of over...
FWA Question Migrant Fishermen Abuse Report
Full statement from The Fishermen’s Welfare Alliance on reports on abuse and exploitation of migrant workers Speaking on behalf of The Fishermen’s Welfare Alliance, Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said: “It is a reality that...
Scottish Fisherman Asks PM Why Russian Trawlers Are Allowed To Fish In UK Waters
A Shetland pelagic fisherman has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling for the UK to take action over Russian midwater freezer trawlers fishing for blue whiting in the UK’s shared zone with the Faroe Islands. Colin Leask, who is the 1st Mate of the Shetland...
New Sparkling Star
The new Ullapool registered Sparkling Star UL 290 for skipper James Corbett from Kinlochbervie and Don Fishing company was lifted into the water at Parkols Teesside yard in mid February.
UK Announces Four New MPA,s Including Dogger Bank
Fishing activity will be prohibited in four Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), the UK Government has announced. The move has been made possible by new post-Brexit freedoms which allow the government to protect rare habitats and wildlife in UK waters. The...
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