POLL: Should Shetland have more salmon farms?
A consultation closes next week on plans for what will be, if approved, the UK’s largest salmon farm: Fish Holm. Meanwhile Scottish Sea Farms confirmed…
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New Opportune plans to pair-trawl and land south
The whitefish trawler Opportune arrived back in Shetland on Saturday, but not for long. Unabashed by sinking this time last year, skipper Ross Christie and crew have…
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Drunken sailor just had ‘strong local accent’
A skipper’s “strong local accent” saw him accused of being drunk in charge of a fishing vessel.
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Scalloway harbour redevelopment planning delayed
Any plans to rejuvenate Scalloway harbour will have to wait a little longer, after delays from an consultancy firm were shared at a harbour board…
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Norwegian trawler detained in harbour
A Norwegian trawler was pulled into harbour by marine patrol in the small hours of Thursday morning. The Talbor, a 64-metre pelagic vessel, was fishing for…
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Council ferry rescues crew from sinking scallop trawler
Lerwick Lifeboat launched for its first callout of the year late last night (Saturday) to aid a scallop trawler taking on water after running aground…
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Big smiles after big skate catch
It’s an impressive catch by anyone’s standards, and for fishing enthusiast Kieran Llewellyn there was plenty of reason to smile behind such an impressive haul….
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UHI Shetland staff ‘devastated’ after death of ‘kind and sincere’ colleague
UHI Shetland has paid tributes to a “kind and sincere” colleague who has died aged 58.
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New quotas are ‘unfair’, say fishing representatives
Fishing representatives have criticised new quota reductions for next year as unnecessary, unscientific and unfair on Shetland’s fishermen. Delegations from the EU, Norway and UK…
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Authorities urged to take action against ‘gangsters of the sea’
Alistair Carmichael has called for authorities to get tough on aggressive fishing vessels – describing them as “modern gangsters of the sea”.
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WATCH: Dozens of orcas hunt east of Mousa
Dozens of orcas were spotted spy-hopping and spraying out their blowholes east of Mousa. The orcas surrounded both sides of Whalsay pelagic vessel Zephyr. Fisherman…
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Skipper retires after 64 years at sea
A Whalsay fisherman has reflected on his lifetime at sea as he retires after almost six and a half decades. Davie Hutchison, 79, known locally…
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Carmichael to ‘reset the narrative’ around fishing after taking senior political role
Alistair Carmichael hopes to “reset the narrative” around fishing after being elected to a key parliamentary role.
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POLL: Can offshore wind co-exist with fishing industry?
Politicians and industry representatives debated the impact of offshore wind on the fishing sector over recent days.
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