ANNONCER
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation will underline tomorrow (20 January) at the first meeting in 2012 of the Fisheries Management and Conservation Group (FMAC) in Edinburgh that no stone must left unturned in finding ways to ensure that Scotland’s fishing fleet has enough fishing days in 2012 to remain viable.
The master and owner of the Spanish trawler Herbadi Dos (3-V-52-99) pleaded guilty on 17 January 2012 at Plymouth Magistrates’ Court to using nets that failed the twine thickness test measurements in the Hake Recovery Area.
On 17th March 2011 the United Kingdom Registered Fishing Vessel Reliant, BCK101, grounded on Sule Skerry to the South West of the Orkney Islands.
A scheme is to provide funding for projects that make a difference in local Scottish fishing communities, with up to £7.6 million to be shared out across 13 local authorities
Eyemouth fishermen and other local stakeholders will tell UK Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman and Scottish Secretary Michael Moore at a meeting in Eyemouth today (12 January) that the fishing industry must be given as much Government support as possible so as to create the optimum conditions to ensure survival.
The Herring Buyers Association Ltd has just received approval from Companies House to change its name to the Scottish Pelagic Processors Association Ltd (SPPA) and will be know by that title with immediate effect.
All the signs are that 2012 will be a pivotal year for the fishing industry.
The reform of the CFP and the review of the EU Cod Management Plan are two developments this year with a huge capacity on their own to shape our future – for either good or ill.
Two crew members of a fishing vessel were recovered by another fishing vessel four miles east of Falmouth this evening after it sank in Gerrans Bay. One crew member is seriously ill and has been transferred to Treliske Hospital in Truro.
Following a marathon session of talks, the EU Fish Council in Brussels to decide upon catching opportunity for 2012 concluded early this morning (17 December) with the Scottish fleet being hit by the bitter blow of a further cut in the number of days that its vessels can put to sea next year.
A deal done after two days of frenzied negotiations in Brussels has secured the future of Scotland’s fishing fleet – but further improvements could not be implemented due to legal red tape, Scotland’s Fishing Minister Richard Lochhead told MSPs today