Following the UK referendum yesterday, with a narrow majority in favour of leaving the European Union, the NFFO has stated that its role has always been to secure the best deal for fishermen from England, Wales; and Northern Ireland and this outcome does not change this fundamental focus of the organisation.
The scandal around three companies in Mozambique that were able to accrue massive debts is being in investigated by the country’s Attorney-General’s office.
The legal route for families of those lost in the sinking of the Bugaled Breizh in January 2004 appears to have come to an end in France as the highest court has declined to accept appeals against the decisions reached by the Rennes court when the case was dismissed more than a year ago.
Norwgian naval architect Skipsteknisk has been awarded a contract to design a new fisheries research vessel for the government of Angola.
With the collection of bait now regulated by the Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCA’s) as a sea fisheries resource, management from Southern IFCA required a solution that would provide quantitative and reliable data for bait dragging activities unique to Poole Harbour in southern England.
Today Britain goes to the polls to decide on its European Union membership in the long-awaited referendum. The results should be in tomorrow morning with the UK deciding on whether to stay European or go it alone.
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) had its first introductory meeting with Fergus Ewing, the new Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy this week.
Stadyard at Raudeberg in western Norway is to build a new 15 metre LOA, 8 metre beam fishing vessel for Akkarfjord fisherman Morten Ingebrigtsen, with delivery scheduled for December this year.
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract for the construction and delivery of an eight point mooring system to the world’s first offshore fish farm installation being developed for Ocean Farming AS, a subsidiary of the SalMar Group in Norway.
Faroese authorities boarded four French trawlers in a closed area east of the island of Fugløy and the two pair teams have been escorted to Kollafjørður.
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