Man dies after coastguard rescue
Following an incident yesterday afternoon when the coastguard responded to a call for assistance from diving vessel Valhalla, a man has died it has been…
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Update: Divers taken to hospital following rescue
Two divers were taken to hospital after a rescue operation off Bressay on Monday afternoon. The coastguard was called to assist following a call of…
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Toft pier opens following multi-million pound upgrade
The new £3.5m pier at Toft is now open, providing an important new facility for aquaculture and commercial fishing industries in the North Mainland. Vessels…
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Lerwick lifeboat in line for upgrade
Lerwick lifeboat station will be one of the first five across the UK that will see an overhaul of its Severn class lifeboats so they…
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Hrossey diverts to Scrabster after propeller is fouled
The NorthLink ferry Hrossey fouled a propeller on her way to Aberdeen Harbour on Tuesday morning, which prevented her from being able to dock. Poor…
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Scottish Sea Farms to take delivery of next generation thermolicer
The multi-purpose, £6 million service vessel, Kallista Helen is Shetland bound and incorporates a £2.5 million next generation thermolicer. Designed by Macduff Ship Design in…
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Cash will help with improvements at Lerwick Harbour
Lerwick Port Authority has received a share of £1.8 million towards work at the harbour.
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Fishing industry counts cost of Brexit red tape
A seafood organisation has warned the Brexit red tape seen earlier this year could be the demise of small fishing businesses. Seafood Scotland says the…
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Salmon farmer invests £2m in Shetland upgrade
Scottish Sea Farms is investing nearly £2 million to upgrade and improve its Shetland farm infrastructure and better equip its farm team to improve fish welfare…
READ FULL STORYPressure grows on government to help ease pressure for fishing sector
Pressure is growing on the UK government to help resolve the problem of mounting hold-ups in fish exports to the EU.
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Fish recaptured three years after being tagged by NAFC
Two fish have been recaptured three years after being tagged by the NAFC. A thornback ray was caught by the Lerwick-registered Arcturus on the 8th November east of…
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Stark figures over fish caught by EU vessels revealed in new report
More than half of the fish and shellfish caught in Shetland waters is landed by EU fishing boats, while the local fleet gets less than
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Harbour traffic still impacted by coronavirus pandemic
Traffic at Lerwick Harbour continues to be severely impacted by the “dire effects” of Covid-19 and lower oil prices. Another quarter of reduced activity in…
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Four youngsters named as ‘School of Fish’ story writing winners
Seafood Shetland has named the four winners from the “School of Fish” story-writing competition, which the industry ran as part of an online educational resource,…
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