Land: UK

The Scottish fishing sector is being urged to help shape

Scottish authorities have praised the fisheries over their success in achieving good sustainability record.

NFFO has given both written and oral evidence about the status of fish stocks to a Parliamentary Committee.

Food firms believe that hundreds of jobs have been safeguarded with the sale of its south of Scotland seafood factory.

The first certified sustainable Atlantic cod and haddock arrived in

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is demanding that a joint legal opinion be given by the Law Officers of the Scottish and UK Governments on the legality of the Scottish government proposals on fishing quotas and licences.

Ocean Harvest, PD198, skippered by Brian Stephen, has become the 100th Scottish fishing vessel to become fully accredited under the Seafish Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS).

The Commission has received the Ombudsman’s draft recommendation wherein he asks the Commission to rectify an administrative error concerning fishing quotas in the West of Scotland allocated for the year 2007.

The owners and master of the Cornish beam trawler Admiral Gordon pleaded guilty on February 26 to two fishing offences in a case brought by the Marine and Fisheries Agency.

The government of Scotland is ready to fund fifty new fish projects that will boost the fishing industry and its economy.