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There will be more than 70 vessels at the Sewawork pontoons this year - @ Fiskerforum
Exhibitions

20th Seawork International this week

The Seawork International exhibition takes place in Southampton next week, opening on Tuesday 13th and ending on the 15th.

FiskerForum 11/06/2017
Shetland Fishermen’s Association has recruited a policy officer to promote the industry's interests - @ Fiskerforum
Administration

SFA’s new policy officer

Shetland Fishermen’s Association has recruited a new policy officer to join its team in promoting the interests of the industry.

FiskerForum 09/06/2017
The iCatch app makes catch returns painless - @ Fiskerforum
Administration

Easy catch returns with iCatch

We like to see a clever app, and it doesn’t do any harm when the app is something that has the potential to make life easier for everyone; fishermen, management and scientists.

FiskerForum 05/06/2017
The Skipper Expo Int. 2017 event in Aberdeen has been hailed a great success - @ Fiskerforum
Exhibitions

Successful Aberdeen Skipper Show

With over 200 exhibitors, including the highest ever international component yet, and a strong visitor turnout, the Skipper Expo Int. 2017 event in Aberdeen has been hailed a great success.

FiskerForum 03/06/2017
At just under 10 metres
Fishing

Under-10 trawler fits Notus

The smallest fishing vessel so far to install a Notus system is an under-10m trawler fishing from Padstow in the south-west of England.

FiskerForum 02/06/2017
The Orkney brown crab fishery supports around 250 jobs and accounts for a quarter of the Scottish catch - @ Fiskerforum
Fish Species

OSF brown crab enters MSC assessment

The Orkney Sustainable Fisheries brown crab creel fishery has reached another milestone on its journey towards certification as a sustainable source of seafood. The fishery will formally enter full assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard by independent experts over the coming months.

FiskerForum 01/06/2017
The 1.25 tonne hauler bridges the gap between smaller and larger models - @ Fiskerforum
Fish Species

Solent bridges the gap with new slave hauler

Solent Engineering has added to its range with a 1.25 tonne hauler that the company’s Dave Middleton says bridges a gap in the company’s already extensive range.
Based in southern England, Solent Engineering has built up a solid reputation for the quality of its fishing hardware.

FiskerForum 31/05/2017
EDF Energy Renewables is providing safety equipment for fishermen working around the windfarm - @ Fiskerforum
News

Life Cells for coastal fishermen

Life Cell Marine Safety has been included in an initiative aiming to support local fishermen operating from coastal locations on the east coast of England between Hartlepool and Saltburn by the Sea, who have traditionally used the fishing grounds around the windfarm.

FiskerForum 23/05/2017
The Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen 2017 takes place this week - @ Fiskerforum
Exhibitions

Skipper Show this week

Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen 2017 gets underway later this week, taking place on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th May, with around 200 exhibiting companies from 19 different countries attending Scotland’s commercial fisheries show.

FiskerForum 23/05/2017
The Tory manifesto's failure on fishing should be ringing alarm bells
Politics

UK fishing out in the cold?

The Fishing for Leave (FFL) campaign is highlighting four words in the recently released Conservative manifesto that they believe indicates the UK’s lack of ambition to take control of UK waters following Britain’s exit from the European Union.

FiskerForum 20/05/2017