IFPEA meeting calls for urgent action by Government as fisheries sector fails to get priority in TCA/Brexit fallout.
Minister Charlie McConalogue censured for refusing to attend the meeting The Irish Fish...
Zamakona To Build A New Midwater Pelagic Trawler For Shetland
Zamakona Yards and Fiskebas Fishing Co Ltd (Shetland, UK) have agreed the construction of a new 69,60 m Midwater Pelagic Trawler. The vessel will replace the present M/V ANTARCTIC II (LK145) built in 2004 and based in Lerwick. The new trawler will be built entirely at...
“Help Map Ireland’s Marine Life”
Call out to the public to play a role in documenting fish species in Irish waters With World Fisheries Day (Nov 21st) this weekend, the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), the sea-fisheries regulator, is asking the public and particularly those in the fishing...
Scottish Government welcomes improvements for langoustine sector
The Scottish Government has published its response to the Scottish Nephrops Working Group report, which it commissioned to help the nephrops (langoustine) sector identify and deal with the challenges brought on from coronavirus and Brexit. The Scottish Government...
Regional
Shetland Lives: A lifetime at sea
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...
Europe
Kingfisher launches fishing restrictions mapping website
New online service helps fishermen navigate commercial fishing gear restrictions in UK waters The Kingfisher team at Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry, have launched a new Fishing Restrictions mapping service fishermen. This free service...
International
Zamakona To Build A New Midwater Pelagic Trawler For Shetland
Zamakona Yards and Fiskebas Fishing Co Ltd (Shetland, UK) have agreed the construction of a new 69,60 m Midwater Pelagic Trawler. The vessel will replace the present M/V ANTARCTIC II (LK145) built in 2004 and based in Lerwick. The new trawler will be built entirely at...
Research
Marine Institute calls on fishermen to participate in development of fish mapping app
Researchers at the Marine Institute are calling on fishermen from around the country to participate in a new project aimed at reducing unwanted catches across harvesting practices, in an ecological, economic, and socially sustainable way. The project, IFISH, will use...
Events
Dates Confirmed for Scottish Skipper Expo 2022 – 13th and 14th May
Mara Media is delighted to announce that Scottish Skipper Expo 2022 will be held on 13 and 14 May at the P & J Live exhibition arena in Aberdeen.
Safety News
Calling for Help
Frankie Horne RNLI Fishing Safety Manager Fishermen all over the UK and Ireland have an unwritten rule to help each other in times of need or distress. They tend only to call for help from others as a last resort. I am sure this will continue for years to come....
Irish Skipper Expo
25 & 26 March 2022
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13 & 14 May 2022
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