Major quota increases for UK fishermen
UK fishermen have won significant quota increases in some of the most popular fish species in the last full round of European Union negotiations involving Britain before Brexit. North Sea […] Continue Reading
New policy officer joins SFA
SHETLAND Fishermen’s Association has recruited a new policy officer to join its team in promoting the interests of the industry. Sheila Keith joins from Shetland Islands Council, where she has […] Continue Reading
Schools get insight into Shetland fishing
SHETLAND Fishermen’s Association has donated copies of its popular yearbooks to all schools in the islands. Two editions of the books, which give an accessible round-up of activity within the […] Continue Reading
Scots demand action on Faroe ‘quota grab’
SCOTLAND’S pelagic fishermen today called on the European Commission to review Faroese access to EU waters ‘as a matter of urgency’. The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association and Shetland Fishermen’s Association issued […] Continue Reading
Shetland white fish landings hit 30-year high
SHETLAND’S white fish market had its biggest yearly landings in almost three decades in 2016, with 357,101 boxes set down and sold. Abundant stocks and the introduction of the discard […] Continue Reading
‘Positive’ quota news for Scottish fleet
UK QUOTAS for many key fish stocks are to increase next year, it was announced as the EU Fisheries Council concluded early this morning in Brussels. Quotas going up include […] Continue Reading
‘Sea of opportunity’ post Brexit
SCOTTISH fishermen have welcomed the publication of a report revealing the full extent of catches by foreign vessels in UK waters. Published today by NAFC Marine Centre UHI in Shetland, […] Continue Reading
New Resilient arrives home
THE second new addition to Shetland’s whitefish fleet in as many years steamed into her home port of Symbister on Saturday. The 27m seiner/trawler Resilient LK 195 was built at the Parkol […] Continue Reading
EU exit ‘must lead to better fishing deal’
TWO of Scotland’s biggest fishing associations have urged the governments in Edinburgh and London to work with them to secure better fishing opportunities and more sensible rules following the UK’s […] Continue Reading