Scientific dispensation request granted for King Scallop fishing trial off south-east England

The UK Marine Management Organosation (MMO) has granted a scientific dispensation to MacDuff Shellfish to carry out a two-day scallop fishing trial off the South East coast of England. The trial will take place before the end of October 2023 and will test the feasibility and potential benefits of...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/regulation-enforcement/scientific-dispensation-request-granted-for-king-scallop-fishing-trial-off-south-east-england/

UK government mulls ban on fishing in 13 marine protected areas

The latest stage of proposed measures to protect further valuable marine habitats and manage harmful fishing activity in England’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) were un ..

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Coastal protection works begin at UK’s Hayling Island

UK-based Coastal Partners has begun coastal flood mitigation works at Eastoke on Hayling Island off the south coast of England. Coastal Partners said the work will help p ..

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/marine-projects-world/dredging-and-land-reclamation/coastal-protection-works-begin-at-uks-hayling-island/

Report shows compliance shortcomings, crew inexperience caused survey boat flooding incident in Lynmouth, England

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its investigation report into a flooding and sinking incident involving a survey vessel in Lynmouth, Engla ..

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Divers locate wreck of lost US Navy WWI destroyer off UK

A team of divers has found the wreckage of what is confirmed to be a US Navy warship that had sunk off the UK coast during World War I. Lying on the seabed some 34 nautic ..

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/ships-naval/divers-locate-wreck-of-lost-us-navy-wwi-destroyer-off-uk/

MAIB publishes report on deadly scallop dredger capsizing in 2020

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its investigation report on a deadly capsizing incident involving a fishing vessel south of Newhaven, Engl ..

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/other-fishing-methods/maib-publishes-report-on-deadly-scallop-dredger-capsizing-in-2020/

VESSEL REVIEW | HST Hazel – Welsh operator adds renewables support workboat to fleet

UK offshore support vessel (OSV) operator HST Marine recently took delivery of a new multi-purpose workboat from Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld in the Netherlands. Named aft ..

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/offshore-installation-decommissioning/offshore-construction/vessel-review-hst-hazel-welsh-operator-adds-renewables-support-workboat-to-fleet/

Wreck of Royal warship lost in 1682 found off English coast

The wreck of one of the most famous ships of the 17th century, which sank 340 years ago while carrying the future King James II and VII of England, has been discovered of ..

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