MCA to carry out unannounced inspections
Surveyors from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency are to carry out unannounced inspections of fishing vessels around the UK. According to an MCA representative, these inspections are being carried out…
New fishing industry medical guidelines
The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and Europêche have published new Guidelines on the medical examinations of fishing crews, paving the way for the harmonisation of standards for health and…
NFFO Training Trust offers grants worth £100,000
The NFFO Training Trust, the charity arm of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, has announced that it will be offering grants worth a total of £100,000 to support training…
Seafarers UK is supporting the Safety Folder created by Robert Greenwood
Seafarers UK supports Safety Folder
Seafarers UK is supporting the Safety Folder, a unique safety aid for professional fishermen, as it embarks on a campaign to increase its use by fishing boat owners, skippers and…
Brixham skipper Dave Driver is featured in the new Home and Dry campaign aimed at improving safety in the UK fishing industry
Turning the tide on fishing’s safety record
A new safety campaign led by The Fishing Industry Safety Group (FISG), highlights a day at sea and the simple steps a skipper and his crew take every day to…
The final report’s findings were accepted in their entirety by the SWFPO board. Image: HRASi
SWFPO releases 2019 business and Human Rights audit
The inaugural public release has taken place of the South Western Fish Producer Organisation (SWFPO) Ltd Business and Human Rights Audit dated 10th January 2019 through the Human Rights at…
Video recorded on board UK fishing vessels is needed for a safety campaign being co-ordinated by the Fishing Industry Safety Group (FISG)
Safety initiative seeks video of life at sea
A new UK fishing safety campaign from the Fishing Industry Safety Group (FISG), aims to feature footage from commercial fishermen from across the UK in a bid to improve safety…
Enigma Astralis was built as M Ytterstad
Crew evacuated from burning trawler in Russian waters
Pelagic factory vessel Enigma Astralis is reported to have suffered a fire on board, with the whole crew evacuated. The fire is reported to have broken out on board early…
Deputy Director-General of the Fisheries Agency Cheng-Fang barbecued with foreign crewmen at one of the agency’s events. Image: Taiwan Fisheries Agency
Year-end gala for foreign crews
To show their appreciation for foreign crews from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam working in Taiwan's fishing industry, a year-end celebration was held at at one of the main fishing…
PFDs and PLBs have been shown to significantly improve the chances of fishermen being found if an accident results in them going overboard. Image: Seafish
New funding supports PFD purchase across the UK
Fishing vessel owners can claim back £200 per item towards the cost of buying PFDs/PLBs for crews as Seafish announces the launch of a new funding scheme which aims to…