£7.6m for fishing communities
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
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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
Scottish fishing who lied about the size of catches from their Shetland trawlers have been ordered to hand over Almost £3million in confiscation orders.
The Scottish fishing fleet is drowning in “regulatory quicksand” Scottish Fisheries Minister Richard Lochhead said .
Most of the key objectives were achieved for the Scottish fishing industry following the conclusion today (2 December) of the second round of EU/Norway talks to finalise catching opportunities for shared stocks.
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