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The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has welcomed the decision by the Scottish Government to reject an application by the Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust for a Regulating Order for the Firth of Clyde.
The UK fishing industry has had a horrific year in terms of its toll of lives lost at sea. Nine fishermen have lost their lives in the first six months of this year, compared to seven in the whole of 2015, as has been laid out in the MAIB Annual Report for 2015.
International charity World Animal Protection has launched a new film and materials showcasing how fishermen are helping each other to protect their businesses from the blight of ghost gear.
The UK’s withdrawal from the EU means that UK, from the date of exit, will take control of UK waters out to 200 miles (or the median line.) This will mean an opportunity to fundamentally change the way our fisheries are managed, the NFFO has stated following an executive committee meeting yesterday.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report on the loss of scalloper JMT (M-99) which sank off Rame Head on the 9th of July last year.
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) met Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing yesterday (4th July) in Glasgow where it underlined the positive impact leaving the EU would have on the way our fisheries are managed.
Macduff Shipyards have recently delivered their latest newbuild to Adam, Adam Junior and Jonathan Tait of Fraserburgh. The new Rebecca is the third vessel of the same for the Tait family in less than ten years form the same yard.
A group of French students enjoyed the opportunity to see behind the scenes at Plymouth Fisheries, the second largest fresh fish market in England, during a visit to Britain’s Ocean City this month.
In a landmark development, the representative association for Scotland’s mackerel and herring fishermen has appointed a Chief Scientific Officer to spearhead marine research to boost our understanding of key pelagic fish stocks and improve their management.
An inquiry is to be held into the death of a crewman who was lost over the side of a scalloper off Shetland.