26 April 2013

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation attended a ‘useful’ meeting in Brussels this week of the European Bureau for Conservation and Development that included a showing of the Seafish film The Business of Fishing.

Among those attending the event, chaired by Struan Stevenson MEP, was SFF President Alan Coghill and fishing skippers Jimmy Buchan (Amity), Iain Harcus (Aalskere) and Sandy McLennan (Boy John). Also present were a number of MEPs, environmental NGOs, and a cross-sector of fishing industry interests.

23 April 2013

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has welcomed European Fisheries Fund support announced by the Scottish Government for an SFF led project to supply a Personal Flotation Device (PFD) to every fisherman in Scotland.

22 April 2013

Today (22 April) sees the commencement of a series of Regional Workshops in advance of the Public Consultation on the proposals for a Network of Marine Protected Areas in Scotland.

Following earlier representation and discussion with Marine Scotland it was agreed that there was a need for an opportunity to support discussion with stakeholders about potential relevant management measures that may be considered for each of the proposed MPAs within Scotland's territorial waters.

17 April 2013

Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is in Bilbao, Spain, today for a meeting of the North Western Waters Regional Advisory Council (NWWRAC).

This is being seen as a crucial meeting of the NWWRAC, given that the future of fisheries management will be the main topic for discussion, including the formation of area and multi-species management plans.