Pressure 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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Grieg closes Skye operation because of distance from Shetland
Grieg Seafood is closing down its operations in the Skye because of the long distance between there and its main operations in Shetland. Eight jobs…
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UK must take full control of waters after Brexit, fishing chiefs say
The UK must keep “full control” over who has access to their waters if Brexit is to prove a success for fishermen. That statement comes…
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New senior job for Scottish Sea Farms man Robbie
A long-serving Scottish Sea Farms employee has been promoted to a new area manager role in Shetland. The company has restructured its Northern Isles farming…
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Last remains of Buchan Alpha removed
The last remains of the Buchan Alpha oil platform have been removed from the water at Dales Voe.
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Lerwick’s new £7.6m fishmarket opens
Lerwick Harbour’s “state-of-the-art” whitefish market opened its doors for business on Wednesday morning
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Action required by vessel owners ahead of EU exit
Fishermen are being reminded that vessels must be registered as food businesses – and be open to inspection – before any catch can be exported
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June traffic is well down in Lerwick Harbour
June saw the biggest decrease in shipping movements at Lerwick Harbour in a month since the coronavirus situation began. The number of vessels listed as…
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Isles secures £1.36m of coastal communities funding
Shetland is being allocated £350,000 more in 2020 than it did the year before
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Sea Farms will pay back over £100,000 of furlough money
Scottish Sea Farms is going to repay all money received from the UK government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as markets re-open and business performance begins
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