by Niall Duffy | Mar 9, 2022 | News, Safety
The crews of Shetland’s whitefish boats will benefit from new defibrillators being donated to help save lives at sea. A dozen new devices, designed to give controlled electrical shocks to the heart of someone in cardiac arrest, have been secured for the local fleet...
by Niall Duffy | Feb 16, 2022 | News, UK
Scottish Fishermen are angry at being crowded out of their traditional grounds by a combination of renewable energy developments and excessive conservation measures. In a stark warning that legitimate livelihoods are under threat, Shetland Fishermen’s Association is...
by Niall Duffy | Jul 6, 2020 | UK
New research estimates that of the almost 2 million tonnes of fish and shellfish, worth £1.7 billion, landed from the UK’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in 2018, more than two-thirds of that total (or more than half by value) was landed by non-UK fishing...
by Niall Duffy | Jun 15, 2020 | UK
Scotland’s two largest fishing associations are urging the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to investigate and charge skippers who put lives in danger at sea. It follows the latest in a series of incidents dating back many years involving gill-netters which pose...
by Niall Duffy | May 8, 2020 | News
THE FISHING industry in Shetland has voiced its opposition to suggestions by opposition politicians that the Brexit transition period should be extended by another two years, reports Shetland News. Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) said the industry had been...
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