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Funding Announced to Support Protection and Restoration of Wild Salmon
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Mairi Gougeon announced funding to support the protection and restoration of wild salmon On 07 September 2023, the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Mairi Gougeon, visited the...
Scottish Government accused of “Smoke and Mirrors” Protection for Wild Salmon
The Scottish Government has been slammed for its “smoke and mirrors” proposals for the protection of wild salmon from sea lice Conservation and community groups blast Scottish Government for its “smoke and mirrors” proposals to protect iconic wild salmon from sea lice...
TWP gifts maritime training vessel to Highlands and Islands region
Offshore Wind Developer, Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) is gifting a maritime training vessel to the University of the Highlands and Islands Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), which is developing the Ayre Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Orkney and Caithness, announces that...
SeaFest Peterhead is the “Plaice-to-Be” this weekend
The first SeaFest Peterhead seafood festival is the "plaice-to-be" with a hive of activity planned for this weekend. Photo: Seafish SeaFest Peterhead lined-up to have promising first event with thousands of festival goers expected Peterhead’s Seagate will be a hive...
Crustacean Compassion Slams Seafest Peterhead Tailing Competition
Crustacean Compassion has slammed the Seafest Peterhead Prawn Tailing World Championship competition being launched in Scotland at the weekend New Peterhead ‘tailing competition’ at best in very poor taste and highlights unnecessary suffering of animals Animal welfare...
Brebner Resigns as CEO from Peterhead Port Authority
Former Peterhead Port Authority CEO, Simon Brebner seen here congratulating George Hepburn Snr & Jnr on the delivery of their new vessel CELESTIAL DAWN BF 109 in June 2022. Photo: PPA Peterhead Port Authority (PPA) has announced the sudden resignation of its Chief...
SeaFest Peterhead to welcome five top northeast chefs to first seafood stage
Orry Shand (right) will be one of the chefs who will showcase the finest seafood dishes on stage at this year’s SeaFest Peterhead A quintet of leading chefs from across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire will showcase the finest seafood dishes on stage at this year’s SeaFest...
New Research Shows Changes in Fish Fat Content thanks to Industry Data
Research, co-funded by the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen's Association in association with UA and the PFA has revealed important new facts about fish fat content “The Fatter the Better” It is well known that pelagic fish, particularly herring and mackerel, are rich in...
SeaFest Peterhead calling trawlermen for Prawn Tailing World Championship
SeaFest Peterhead are calling on all trawlermen to take part in the first Prawn Tailing World Championship Trawlermen wanted for north-east's first Prawn Tailing World Championship at SeaFest Peterhead Local trawlerman are being encouraged to enter a new competition...
LORNA JANE becomes first electric vessel in UK fishing fleet
The LORNA JANE becomes the first electric fishing vessel in the UK fleet. Photo: HM Coastguard No noise, no fumes, no diesel; the 21-foot LORNA JANE is the first fishing vessel in the UK fleet to be entirely powered by electricity supplied mostly by solar panels...
Islay RNLI called to fishing vessel in difficulty six-miles west of island
Islay RNLI volunteer lifeboat assisted a fishing vessel suffering a mechanical breakdown six miles west of the island. Photo: RNLI/Islay RNLI On Friday, 25 August, at 10:05am Islay’s volunteer lifeboat crew were paged by Belfast Coastguard to launch to a fishing...
New QUANTUS contracted to Westcon and Salt Ship Design
Salt Ship Design and Westcon Ølen have been contracted to supply the new QUANTUS The Scottish partnership MV Quantus Ltd and Peter & J. Johnstone Ltd have contracted a 75-metre-long pelagic trawler from Westcon Ølen. The vessel was designed by Salt Ship Design....