by Niall Duffy | Jun 30, 2022 | News, UK
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...
by Niall Duffy | Jun 28, 2022 | News, UK
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...
by Noreen Boyle | Jun 1, 2022 | Vessel Features
LOCAL skipper Richard Grains says he was pleased how his new crabber Valentia LK21 performed during her 800-mile journey from Valentia Island, in the southwest of Ireland, to Shetland earlier in March. The new vessel arrived at the Vidlin marina for the naming...
by Noreen Boyle | Jun 1, 2022 | Safety, Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen News
Funded event in environmental training pool highlighted the dangers of falling overboard fishing vessels. Falling overboard is the biggest single cause of workplace fatalities in the fishing industry. In 2021, ten fishermen have tragically lost their lives at sea. Six...
by Niall Duffy | May 30, 2022 | News, UK
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...
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