Fishermen welcome new study into quotas and days at sea regime
A new study is to be carried out to look at the impact of the recession on the fishing industry in Scotland.
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Industry leaders welcome promises of fisheries reform
Industry leaders this week welcomed pledges to reform the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) to ensure more local control – but isles MSP Tavish Scott warned…
READ FULL STORYBressay fishmeal producer starts operating under new guise
Fishmeal producer Shetland Fish Products (SFP) has begun operating under the new joint ownership of Shetland Catch and Lerwick Port Authority which bought out the…
READ FULL STORYJoint quota reform group welcomed
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has welcomed the announcement that a joint ministerial group is to be set-up to take forward reforms on new quota and…
READ FULL STORYBoats face going bust as cod recovery rules hit industry hard
By JOHN ROBERTSON The Shetland whitefish fleet is struggling to cope with this year’s strict new EU cod recovery rules, prompting concern that boats could…
READ FULL STORYSustainable status
Efforts are under way to gain sustainable fishery status for North Sea haddock and prawns. In recent years concern about overfishing has meant products labelled…
READ FULL STORYFishing for Litter
The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG) is the latest organisation to back the Fishing for Litter 2008-2011 project, by encouraging its 24 member vessels to…
READ FULL STORYCrews set to get fines paid backroe
The two Shetland fishing crews who were socked with fines of nearly £48,000 by the Faroese are to be compensated by the Scottish government as…
READ FULL STORYEuro cash boost for seafood companies
By LOUISE THOMASON Companies in Shetland are to benefit from almost half of the latest tranche of grants issued by the European Fisheries Fund (EFF),…
READ FULL STORYNew days at sea deal
Fishermen in Shetland have reluctantly accepted the new days at scheme agreed between the industry and the Scottish Government following two days of talks back…
READ FULL STORYPlan to prevent repeat of Faroese fines
By JOHN ROBERTSON Action has been taken to prevent a repeat of the communication breakdown which led to two Shetland boats being fined nearly £48,000…
READ FULL STORYWest fish farm wins appeal
A West Side fishing company which was refused permission by councillors to vary two sites has won an appeal to the Scottish Government. Si Seafarms…
READ FULL STORYBlame game begins after skippers fined for fishing in restricted zone
By JOHN ROBERTSON The Scottish Government has blamed the European Commission for two Shetland skippers being fined nearly £48,000 by the Faroese this week for…
READ FULL STORYMinisters: new plans must recognise Scottish efforts
By LOUISE THOMASON THE SCOTTISH government this week gave its full support to the Scottish fishing industry in light of recent EC proposals to cut…
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