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The NFFO has highlighted the problem of the distorting effect that devolution is having on UK fisheries management, claiming that the issue is having a distorting effect with fisheries management decisions being compromised by politics. The NFFO states that the fishing industry cannot thrive until fisheries management is depoliticised.
The raw materials used by Newlyn specialist recycling company Fishy Filaments are the gill nets that pile up in bags on the quayside. The company is still in its early stages, recycling fishing gear to produce the high-quality filament that 3D printers require, and it’s a more complex business that it appears at first glance.
The MMO has announced it has suspended a marine licence for dredging and disposal of materials off the coast of Devon.
The Scottish Government has announced that it will work with salvage specialists and the families of the Nancy Glen crewmen to support efforts to retrieve the bodies of the missing fishermen, after the boat was lost in Loch Fyne last month within sight of Tarbert, where the crew and their families lived.
Shetland Fishermen’s Association executive officer Simon Collins has hit out at an NGO that has launched an attack on the Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation (SSMO), describing the attack as ‘bizarre, ill-founded and damaging.’
The European Marine Fisheries Fund (EMFF) has provided a six figure grant to make further improvements to the sustainability of six UK fisheries as part of Project UK Fisheries Improvements. These six fisheries have been selected by the UK supply chain due to their importance for the UK market.
Man Overboard Prevention & Recovery Workshop aims to reduce the risk caused by people falling in the water on fishing vessels of all sizes. Fast moving sessions highlight the hard lessons learned from recent fatalities. Viable solutions are simple and effective. All sectors are invited to participate in this unique one day event that is being held at the Grand Harbour, Southampton UK on 17 April 2018.
Stand space is filling up fast for Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen 2018 (May 25-26th) with strong interest in the show from both UK and exhibitors from companies from 18 different countries.
Scottish fishermen’s leaders have welcomed commitments by UK government ministers on leaving the Common Fisheries Policy in March 2019.
Fire crews from Brixham were called out early on Sunday morning to assist with saving a beam trawler that had been found listing badly in the port’s inner harbour.
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