MAIB report: Flooding and sinking of the fishing vessel Diamond D
| Report on the investigation of the flooding and sinking of the fishing vessel Diamond D, 16 August 2020. |
| Summary: On 16 August 2020, the UK registered prawn trawler Diamond D was on passage between Eyemouth, Scotland and North Shields, England. The skipper and the vessel’s owner were relocating the boat in order to carry out planned survey and maintenance work. While on route, the two crew carried out a trawl... |
Joint NGO letter to Secretary John Kerry reflects shared ambition to end IUU fishing
London. UK. / Washington, DC. USA. Twenty-five global NGOs, including Human Rights at Sea, have united to affirm their stance against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in an official letter to Secretary John Kerry, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.
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EU Fisheries Ministers to Proudly Keep on Overfishing in 2022*
Brussels, 14 December, 2021- European Fisheries Ministers, gathered in Brussels to set fishing limits for fish populations in EU seas for 2022, this morning decided to continue overfishing of over one third of stocks, in disregard for both science and EU law. [1]
Ahead of this week’s EU AGRIFISH Council meeting, several countries – Spain, Portugal and France in particular – proudly stated their intention to go against both scientific...
Anglo-French divergence widens…
Good Morning Monaco – Thursday, November 4, 2021
Anglo-French divergence widens
It’s not just the disagreements over fishing for French trawlers in UK waters, nor the AUKUS submarine affair that saw French hopes of a major defence deal smashed, that have soured relations in recent weeks…
Neighbours’ mask measures stay
The Prefect of the neighbouring Alpes-Maritimes has announced that mask measures will stay...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/04/anglo-french-divergence-widens/
New recruits to fishing set to benefit from money management training in Seafish Training Programmes.
The Seafarers’ Charity has worked with Seafish, The Money Charity, and other stakeholders to develop a new training course on money management for new entrants to fishing. The training will set new recruits on the right financial path and enable an understanding of how to manage fluctuations in income, the complexities of budgeting and making credit choices as well as the range of free...
New survey set to explore working conditions in the UK fishing industry
The Seafarers’ Charity, in partnership with researchers at University of Nottingham, launch a unique survey to explore working conditions in the UK fishing industry
The Seafarers’ Charity today released a new survey to better understand the reality of working conditions for fishing crew across the UK. The 20-minute research survey covers subjects including contracts and crew accommodation, facilities, and...
International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing 5 June 2021
Statement by Kitack Lim, Secretary-General, International Maritime Orgnization (IMO)
Fishing is essential – providing nutritious food and employment around the globe.
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing is a blight on the fishing sector.
IUU fishing threatens the sustainability of the fishing sector and puts lives at risks. IUU fishing vessels often lack proper safety equipment. Personnel...
Fishing vessel Nicola Faith recovered from seabed
The wreck of sunken fishing vessel Nicola Faith, which went missing off the coast of Colwyn Bay on 27 January, has been raised from the seabed by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB). The vessel will be transported to a secure location for further investigation, testing and stability analysis.
The wreck of sunken fishing vessel Nicola Faith, which went missing off the coast of Colwyn Bay on...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/31/fishing-vessel-nicola-faith-recovered-from-seabed/
Policing the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the UK’s Territorial Waters
Policing the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the UK’s Territorial WatersDear AnnyThe EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (“TCA”) overcame its final political obstacle in the last few weeks, when the European Parliament approved it by a large majority. However, the practical hurdles to be overcome in order to implement it are only now becoming clear.
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Brexit’s Impact on UK Trade – what is really happening?
Now that Brexit has officially come into force following much legislation, Plamen Natzkoff, Senior Trade Expert, examines the impact it has had on bilateral trade between the UK and its trading partners around the world. VesselsValue’s AIS and GIS derived trade flow data offers a unique perspective from which to assess trade impacts by tracking imports and exports in real-time.
“For Oil and petroleum products, while trade rebounded sharply...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/20/brexits-impact-on-uk-trade-what-is-really-happening/