A report by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) claims that migrant fishermen working on UK vessels are vulnerable to systematic labour exploitation as the Government refuses close loopholes in…
Reacting to a report by WWF, RSPB and the Marine Conservation Society attacking the fishing industry with regards to climate change, SFF chief executive Elspeth Macdonald has stated that wild-caught…
Scottish fisheries leaders have urged the Prime Minister to help them build back the industry after the bad Brexit deal, which left skippers battling for fishing opportunities while EU vessels…
Having been unsuccessful in reaching agreements on fisheries with Norway and the Faroe Islands, the UK has finally reach a bilateral fisheries agreement with the European Union for the remained…
Describing the current situation as a ‘full-blown crisis,’ Scottish Seafood Association chief executive Jimmy Buchan has told the UK and Scottish governments to get a grip, and fast, ‘before severe…
The deal between the EU and the UK on fisheries falls very far short of the commitments and promises that were made to the industry by those at the highest…
UK industry federations have been quick to slam the agreement reached between the EU and the UK on fisheries as far from living up to what had been promised. According…
Four and a half years on, and it seems that an agreement between the EU and the UK on fisheries is as far off now as at any time since…
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has urged the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to refuse to accept any deal with the EU that would be bad for the UK fishing industry.…
There is no evidence that a three-mile limit around Scotland’s coastline banning fishing vessels with mobile gear would improve sustainability or raise earnings in the creel fleet, according to a…