A new vice-chairman has been appointed by the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association as David Hutchison, skipper of Charisma LK-362, has opted to stand down after 15 years in the post. Richard Williamson,…
Led by Bangor University and the industry-led Crab and Lobster Management Group (CMG), a new Fisheries Industry Science Partnership (FISP) funded project, the Filling the Gap – Crustacean FISP project,…
Disruption on the roads leading to the Polish border with Ukraine has been holding up exports of seafood in recent weeks, as queues of up to 50 kilometres have formed,…
A drastic reduction in sole quotas for 2024 is going to make life tough for the remaining Dutch trawler fleet next year as operators are going into the new year…
The national trade and marketing body for Scottish seafood has recruited an experienced, bilingual export marketing professional to further develop its networks in key European markets. French national Marie-Anne Omnes has been…
The owners of one of the new trawlers being built to update the New Zealand trawler fleet’s capacity have gone to Danish company Carsoe for the multi-species factory deck. The…
Project ReCon was launched a year ago by Spanish technology group Satlink to recover and re-use the sounder bouys used in tropical tuna fisheries. These are reconditioned and passed on…
The collaborative approach now adopted between the pelagic industry and science bodies on data collection represents a major sea-change in fisheries management that sets the standard for others to follow,…
The boats inside the exhibition hall have been a central feature of the Scottish Skipper Expo right from the start, and these never fail to attract visitors – as nobody…
The first five Fisheries Management Plans set out how the UK government aims to work with the fishing industry and other stakeholders to support the long-term future and sustainable management…
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