As fishing for blue whiting in Faroese waters has slowed down, some pelagic vessels have landed and not gone back, while others are continuing to work on dispersed fish. The…
The first public event of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries has highlighted the recruitment problem facing the UK fishing industry, and the lack of young people entering the…
Figures released by the Scottish government indicate that in 2018 the fleet of Scottish-registered fishing vessels landed 445,000 tonnes of fish and shellfish worth £572 million. That’s a tonnage drop…
The annual Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) Officials meeting concluded with a headline decision to strengthen the regional harmonised minimum requirements for fishing licences with the addition of Crew Employment Conditions.…
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has announced that its chief executive Bertie Armstrong will be standing down from the post later this year. Elspeth Macdonald, currently the deputy chief executive of…
The first new longliner to be built for an Icelandic company this century will be working with a mainly Mustad fishing gear package supplied by Ísfell. According to Sigurður Óli…
ICES has revised its advice for the mackerel fishery, with a figure more than double its original advice. In the light of its findings, the ICES recommendation goes from 318,000…
Freezer autoliner O. Husby has been named the Norwegian company landing outstanding quality fish by Norges Råfisklag at its annual meeting. O. Husby has consistently delivered top quality fish that…
With a sell-out attendance of 230 exhibitors from 22 different countries, the 2019 Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen is ready to open its doors on Friday morning – and this is…
At the beginning of this year a group of fishing companies put a hefty investment into the Hirtshals Yard, primarily as a way of ensuring the yard’s future in the…
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