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Independent charity Fishing into the Future (FitF) is offering places on its Business of Fishing course, held at Thainstone House near Aberdeen, 26-28th February.
Following a public consultation in 2017 seeking views on the future management of Welsh whelk fisheries, the Welsh government has announced a package of management measures, developed in conjunction with key stakeholders, to ensure the long term sustainability of the whelk fishery.
Recently awarded an OBE for contributions to marine conservation, Mike Park of the Scottish White Fish Producers Association said that it was an honour and privilege to be included in the Queen’s birthday honours list.
Scotland’s Fisheries Secretary Fergus Ewing has called on the UK Government to ensure that Scotland’s interests are being fully represented at the coming week’s December Council in Brussels, following the disappointing outcome to recent negotiations.
Dates have been announced for 2019’s Skipper Expo Int. Bristol, which will be held slightly later in the year than previous events, on Thursday 7th and Friday 8th November 2019.
A change to the UK Government’s Fisheries Bill making it a legal obligation for ministers to pursue a better share of fishing rights has been welcomed by Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell, describing the development as ‘great news.’
An independent survey by the NAFC Marine Centre UHI indicates a promising future for Shetland fisheries, locating record numbers of small haddock and increases in small cod and whiting populations. More than fifty tows were carried out this summer by NAFC’s research vessel to assess abundance of key stocks.
More than a hundred guests gathered at a public event on last week to find out more about what climate change could mean for Scottish fisheries. The key questions were, will changes in ocean temperatures drive a sea-change in marine fisheries? And what will it mean for the business and livelihoods that depend on them?
David Gatt and Barry Reid have taken delivery of the new Audacious BF-83 from Macduff Shipyards, a dedicated twin-rig trawler developed by the yard and expected to operate in Scottish waters in whitefish.
E&J Shellfish Limited, one of its directors and skipper of its fishing vessel have been sentenced for fisheries offences North Shields Magistrates Court in a case brought by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).
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