New Antarctic arrives in Lerwick to join local pelagic fleet shet.news/tqsof via Shetland News

The annual summer mackerel bonanza is in full swing with Norwegian vessels joining Russian, Icelandic, Faroese and Greenlandic vessels fishing their unilateral quotas in the international zone. Many Russian vessels are fishing in Faroese waters too. #UnsustainableFishing

Sometimes the catch is too small and needs to be placed back into the water for another day 🦞 Lobster Fishing using pots made by NIFA member Alisha Mary Fisheries Limited Limited in Donegal 📍 #lobster #lobsterfishing #lobsterpot #fishing #irishfishing #inshorefishing

Shetland needs to adopt the same approach to offshore wind developers as it did to oil and gas through SVEAG, later SOTEAG, argues our executive officer Sheila Keith in the The Shetland Times. shetlandtimes.co.uk/2024/08/19/com…

This is the send-off we gave my father ⚓ After the funeral service we hosted a celebration of life at his favourite place: Gardenstown Harbour. His 2 boats slowly sailed into the harbour as we lit up the sky with fireworks to a bagpipe band playing Highland Cathedral. We also

Without men such as these the Kilkeel fishing fleet would be very much the poorer. Always with the smile Andy Read The Skipper

Change over day - the Marine Institute Irish Coastal Ecosystem Survey is conducted on commercial #fishing vessels, these 15m vessels allow us to navigate shallow coastal waters, where we map out the abundance & distribution of junvinle fish and their associated communities #ICeco

Some of the finest waters in Europe 🇮🇪🌊 When you buy local from inshore fishing boats, you can be assured your catch is local and from quality waters 🐟🦞🦀🦐 #IrishCoast #irishfishingindustry #inshore #inshoreireland #irishfishing #fishing

High tide at Ard West harbour in Connemara,fishing boats sheltering from the gales.Three days fishing this month due to the worst summer weather in years. Tough times for inshore fishermen. We have a yellow wind and tidal warning !

Shooting Crab Pots 🦀 #crab #crabfishing #inshore #irishcoast

Delighted to welcome new UK fisheries minister Daniel Zeichner to Scotland to see the industry at first hand and hear directly from catchers and processors about the factors behind lack of stability for those working across the sector. First stop was Peterhead Fish Market.

Codling Wind Park, Ireland’s largest offshore renewable energy project, submits planning application theskipper.ie/codling-wind-p… via The Skipper

SFPA Accused Of “Spin” Over 2023 Landing Statistics theskipper.ie/sfpa-accused-o… via The Skipper

If you see inshore fishing businesses selling their quality catch caught inshore at local markets, shops and pop up stalls, please support them 🇮🇪 It’s at times like these we need to support our local fishing community and shop Irish! #irishfishing #SupportLocal

Busy day at Greencastle Harbour with the launch of the "Lena Quinn" Mussel Farm Workboat, Built by local company, Seabound Engineering for Mulroy Bay Mussels and the Wilhare family Congratulations to all

Due to an issue at our printers the September issue of The Skipper will not be available in the shops till next week. Postal subscriptions will also be delayed by a week. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Over the moon to have my first ever publication in the ICES Journal of Marine Science ICES. For those interested in the drivers of #discarding by Irish multi-species trawlers and #management impacts on fishing fleet behaviour 🐟check out our paper! tinyurl.com/cdyjmbkc

Check out this excellent output from Maria's PhD, as part of the IFISH project, examining drivers of discarding in multi-species trawl fisheries #fishsci #fisheriesmanagement

Yesterday Elena Whitham MSP asked Elaine Whyte of Clyde Fish about collaboration and co-management with fishers on policy. According to Elaine, fishermen say things like 'Our ideas are never taken forward anyway' 👇 Playing catch up? 👉ow.ly/IAnF50TggOE

The fact that this video features Pacific Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) tells you all you need to know about this announcement from the Green Party Ireland.