Fishing
Westcon builds for Klondyke
Westcon Yards signed a contract to build a pelagic trawler for the Tait family’s Klondyke Shipping Company.
FiskerForum
02/09/2016
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Country Specific News
Land: UK
Ports
Festival day for Newlyn
The highlight of the year in England’s south-west is the Newlyn Fish Festival, taking place today on the last Bank Holiday of the summer under what is promised to be blazing sunshine.
FiskerForum
29/08/2016
News
Scottish government consults on electrofishing
The Scottish government has launched a consultation on potential proposals to legalise electrical fishing for razor clams.
FiskerForum
17/08/2016
News
Peterhead boat fire
Fire crews were called out to deal with a fire on board a fishing vessel in Peterhead last night.
FiskerForum
17/08/2016
Politics
Brexit set to dominate NFFO’s work
The NFFO expects that Brexit will dominate its for the foreseeable future, but says that until the shape of the post-Brexit world is clear, the UK will still be subject to the current management rules, most of which are applied or shaped by the CFP.
FiskerForum
12/08/2016
Ports
Responsible Fishing Ports Scheme to set standards
Pete Bromley, harbourmaster at Plymouth’s Sutton Harbour, and Mat Bailey from Brixham Trawler Agents are involved in the Responsible Fishing Ports Scheme, currently being established by the British Ports Association and modelled closely on the Seafish Responsible Fishing Scheme.
FiskerForum
09/08/2016
Manufacturers
Heavy rope and value creels
UK fishing gear supplier Gael Force has added a new rope to its product line, as well as a range of value creels produced in the Far East to the company’s design and specifications.
FiskerForum
08/08/2016
Exhibitions
NFFO confirms support for Bournemouth Skipper Expo
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) has thrown it support behind Skipper Expo Int. Bournemouth 2016 by confirming that it will once again sponsor the event.
FiskerForum
06/08/2016
News
UK’s only online auction
Plymouth fish auction and Plymouth Trawler Agents who run it have grown since sweeping changes to the port’s fishing harbour twenty years ago as Sutton Harbour came into being.
FiskerForum
05/08/2016
Administration
Seafish UK-wide fishing fleet survey
Seafish is calling for vessel owners and skippers across the UK to participate in its annual economic survey of the UK fishing fleet. Researchers will be starting on the Scottish and Northern Irish coasts and progressing through England and Wales where they will collect data on fishing and vessel costs in order to build an up-to-date picture of the UK fleet’s economic performance.
FiskerForum
04/08/2016