UK and France in ‘scallop war’ talks

By Jenny Hjul | August 30, 2018

BRITISH and French government officials today opened talks to prevent a repeat of the violent scenes which saw fishing boats from the two countries confront each other in a dispute over scallop fishing in the Bay of Seine off the Normandy coast. Anger boiled over into violence on Tuesday as French fishermen hurled rocks and…

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West coast 'important' herring ground

By Jenny Hjul | April 13, 2018

A SURVEY to assess herring stocks to the west of Scotland has found that the area to the west of Melvaig, Wester Ross, holds some importance as a winter/spring spawning ground. The international, multi-partner survey – led by marine scientists Dr Steven Mackinson of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA), along with the Pelagic Freezer-trawler…

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