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A study carried out on behalf of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) and Scottish Fishermen’s Organisation (SFO) has concluded that Scottish prawn trawlers no less competitive than the creel fleet, undermining the case for a major transfer of quota.
The NFFO has welcomed new funding for projects to support Irish Sea fishing communities. The funding is a mark of the good co-operation that currently exists between the fishing communities that operate in and around the Walney Extension offshore wind farm and the owners of the wind farm, Ørsted (formerly known as DONG Energy).
Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar’s latest delivery is a new Cleopatra 33 delivered to Whalsay owner Allister Irvine.
Having recently secured 60% EMFF funding via the MMO, the Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB), it has appointed freelance food writer, fisheries journalist and seafood sustainability consultant Mike Warner to oversee a two year project.
From Sunday 1st October fishermen will no longer be able to land egg-bearing ‘berried’ lobsters and crawfish in English waters, a move designed to protect these animals and the sustainability of the fishery.
Swan Net Gundry (SNG) have officially opened a new net loft and stores in Lerwick, enhance their current facilities and services, and allowing the company to extend its area of operations.
Macduff Shipyards have delivered the new Venture III to Whitehills skipper Mark Lovie, the largest new fishing vessel the yard has built so far.
The decision to take the Skipper Expo Int. back to its original home in Bristol after having held the event for a few years in Bournemouth was a success, according to the organisers.
A refit was long overdue and the chance to give Brixham scalloper van Dijck a facelift and a set of new deck equipment has come after a tough few years for skipper and owner Drew McLeod.
The Skipper Expo International exhibition today opens –back in Bristol in a new venue after relocating from a few years of being held in Bournemouth.
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