25 Years of FishSAFE
FishSAFE fundamentally improved safety for fishermen working in the challenging environment of the UK Continental Shelf when it was introduced – and now FLTC, along with SFF, NFFO and Seafish,…
Explanations wanted for capelin price difference
The startling difference between quayside prices of capelin in Iceland and trhe Faroe Islands has been highlighted – not for the first time – with the matter raised in Iceland’s…
Wind farm plans leave fishing out in the cold
Despite being reduced in scope, a planned wind farm off the Brittany coast near Roscoff will marginalise commercial fishing, according to the Brittany Regional Fisheries Committee which claims around fifty…
Scallop harvester approaches completion
Norwegian scallop fishing innovators are ready to take delivery of Ava Pearl, currently in the final stages of its conversion refit at the Fiskerstrand yard in western Norway. Ava Ocean…
Commission adopts support framework
The temporary State aid framework adopted by the European Commission has adopted is designed to support industry sectors adversely affected by the ongoing Middle East crisis – and the resulting…
Gjøsund port development comes closer to reality
The development of a port and business zone outside Ålesund has taken a significant step as the Giske community has pledged to embark on construction of a new quay for…
A decade of measurable progress in global tuna fisheries
It’s ten years since the UN designated 2nd May as World Tuna Day, reflecting the importance of one of the world’s most important marine resources – which is also a…
CFP fails to deliver on socio-economic sustainability
The European Commission’s evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) confirms what the industry has for years been warning about – that the CFP has not delivered on its socio-economic…
Real-time monitoring and preventive closures applied to anchovy fishery
Peru’s Ministry of Production has applied a series of adaptive management measures with real-time satellite monitoring to the first anchovy season of 2026. The cumulative anchovy landing total has already…
Just a week to go – All Roads Lead to Aberdeen
After a break last year, the Scottish Skipper Expo is back as the UK and Irish commercial fishing industry again gathers in Aberdeen for what promises to be a couple…
