Land: UK

A former Peterhead-based skipper will be spearheading the drive to attract exhibitors and visitors to the Fishing 2011 exhibition in Glasgow.

This summer Macduff added PD50 Golden Sceptre, LOA 21.22m, to Peterhead’s fleet of fishing vessels this summer. The new vessel is owned by JJR Fishing Limited, who will be operating through Peter & J Johnstone Limited. Golden Sceptre will be run by James and Andrew West.

Peterhead market received the first landings of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified North Sea haddock this morning (29th October), as fishermen and members of the Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) celebrated the sustainable status of this stock.

North Sea haddock is the first Scottish whitefish to be certified with the gold standard of sustainability, and is of significant value to the fleet (26 thousand tonnes worth £25 million in 2009). It is also the first fishery of its kind to be certified in the North Sea.

Raymarine’s E Series Widescreen has received wide acclaim since its launch and it is about to received an exciting upgrade, with the added seamless integration of thermal imaging control built-in as standard. Existing E Series Widescreens owners will also be able to download this function via a system update.

Comar Systems has unveiled its latest high performance AIS product, the Class A CSA-300 Transponder.
With a compact single unit design, installation and configuration of the CSA-300 is straightforward. The system provides quick access to data and menus and will receive information from all vessels transmitting Class A or B AIS, base stations, aids to navigation, AIS SARTs, plus text and safety related messages.

With several pair trawlers working together on trips to the fishing grounds, white fish landings increased at the beginning of last week at Peterhead Fish Market Scotland’s premier fishing port when over 9,000 boxes landed for the first two days market and gave buyers a choice more than in recent weeks.