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The fishing fleet returned to sea last week after an area of high pressure built up after the previous weeks severe south easterly gales that hit Scotland. Peterhead had the biggest opening markets for over four weeks at the start of last week Monday and Tuesday with over 9,000 boxes of whitefish sold.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has decided to extend the deadline to sign up for sole discard reduction trial.
The Scottish pair-seiners which are registered and based in Peterhead the Castlewood FR 216 and Attain 11 PD 332 caught their entire quota of cod for the year on one haul last week it has been reported.
The pair trawlers took a totally unexpected and unwanted haul of over 1,000 boxes of Cod while fishing for Whiting and haddock in the Fair Isle fishing grounds of the North sea.
English fishermen are ready to apply for the European Fisheries Fund innovation Fund scheme.
Four fishing vessels and a lifeboat have saved another fishing vessel after it started to sink off the north coast of the Isle of Rum this morning.
The North Sea Regional Advisory Council (NSRAC) has stated its position on discards ahead of a high-level political summit convened by European Commissioner for maritime affairs and fisheries Maria Damanaki.
With the EC expected to unveil proposals tomorrow on banning the practice of discards, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is warning that a ‘step-by-step’ approach is needed to resolve the problem – otherwise there is a real danger that many whitefish vessels could be pushed to the brink of economic viability.
Most trawlers in the north east of Scotland stayed in harbour last week as the strong south-easterly gales continued, with only three trawlers landing at Peterhead Harbour Scotland’s premier fishing port for the first two markets of the week Monday and Tuesday February 21-22. where most of the 4,896 boxes of white fish came of boats that were consignments.
After conversations with suppliers and fishermen from all over the UK QD Events have decided to cancelled the 2011 Fishing Expo in Glasgow until next year.
With storm force 11 gales again severely hitting Scotland fish supplies at the start of last week were low.