Lowrance improves Eagle Eye with live sonar solution
Marine electronics brand Lowrance has unveiled its latest innovation for fishing technology with an addition to its Eagle Eye....
Fishing industry
Read marine industry news about developments for the fishing sector. New boats and boat builders, outboards and engines, and more.
Forty winks costs £10k as skipper fined for sleeping on job
A fishing trawler’s skipper’s been sentenced to eight months imprisonment (suspended for 12 months) and ordered to complete 100...
Modification of vessel led to death of two men, and £100K fine
A fishing company operating vessels from Brixham has been ordered to pay more than £100,000 after a highly modified...
Kirkella lost propulsion control in Shovette pollution accident, says new report
MAIB (the Marine Accident Investigation Branch) has issued its report on the collision between the fishing vessel Kirkella and...
“Shocked how little time I would have survived” lifesaving training for fishermen
Fishing crews are being encouraged to attend a course designed to save their lives at sea, after one man...
‘Dark fleet’ of industrial fishing undetectable by authorities
A new study published in the scientific journal Nature has found that roughly 75 per cent of industrial fishing...
Company fined £800k after death of fish farmer
A company has been fined £800,000 following the death of a fish farmer in the Scottish Highlands. The Marine...
In Focus: New project to improve fishing safety in Northern Ireland
The fishing fleet in Northern Ireland is set to benefit from a new Fishing First Safety Management project. The...
Fishers’ wellbeing project shortlisted for award
SeaFit, a project initiated by the Fishermen’s Mission with the Seafarers Hospital Society, has been shortlisted in the ‘Innovation...
Three fishermen missing after collision off Jersey coast
Three men are missing after their fishing boat is believed to have sunk off the west coast of Jersey...
MAIB warns about modifications, and liferafts, as two investigations published
“Modifications, unless properly planned, can significantly erode a vessel’s margin of stability,” says Andrew Moll, chief inspector of marine...
