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A helicopter rescued four fishermen from a liferaft, after their 18 metre fishing vessel ‘Rachel Jayne III’ began to sink. They where taken to the Wansbeck Hospital where they were met by the Newbiggin Coastguard Rescue Team which gave them medical treatment.
Council Outcomes on Quota Allocations for 2014 Reflect Stock Recovery But More Needs to Be Done At Regional Level to Deal with Mixed Fisheries says NFFO
This morning the government announced the location for 27 marine conservation zones, covering 9,700 kilometres squared (km2) from the Aln estuary in the north-east to Beachy Head and Chesil Beach in the south and Padstow Bay and the Scilly Isles in the south-west.
The European Commission has published its proposals for 2014 fish quotas in cases where advice has been given by the ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Seas) based in Denmark.
The first ever Skipper Expo Int. Bristol commercial fisheries show has been hailed a great success with a strong visitor turnout and exhibitors reporting brisk business.
A pilot project, which has provided 26 percent more quota to small boat fishermen as well as helping to reduce discards, has been branded an unprecedented success by members of the Ramsgate Quota Group who have called on DEFRA to extend the project wider in 2014.
The first ever Skipper Expo Int. Bristol commercial fisheries show will be held at the end of this week (Friday 25th and Saturday 26th October) with the diverse range of exhibition stands expected to attract fishermen from all over England and Wales.
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations Announces New Chairman-Elect
The Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) saithe fishery has been MSC certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery. The certification is the second for the group, which also represents the SFSAG haddock fishery, MSC certified in 2010.
Fishermen from throughout England and Wales are signalling their strong enthusiasm for the forthcoming Skipper Expo Int. Bristol commercial fisheries show.
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