Videos
Raft Building & Boat Handling Day
The Business of Fishing
'The Business of Fishing' aims to improve everyone's understanding of the business aspects of the UK fishing industry by showing some of the day-to-day and strategic challenges that fishing vessel owners face and how they overcome those challenges. The video shows the industry through the eyes of four different vessel owners from different fishing sectors and regions of the UK. The focus is on running a successful business while taking care of the fish stocks and the natural environment.
A Matter of Life and Death: Dougie's Story
Dougie is a fisherman on the Isle of Coll, catching shellfish from his boat Seafarer III. Whilst out alone on February 14th 2014, he fell overboard and couldn’t get himself back on his boat.
Fortunately he was wearing a Personal Flotation Device (PFD) which saved his life that day.
Watch as Dougie Brown talks about his experience of what is every commercial fisherman’s greatest fear.
Funding
Non Mandatory Fishermen’s Training & The Introduction to Commercial Fishing Course
With thanks to funding from Seafish, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund we are able to deliver these courses.
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Introduction to Commercial Fishing Course
This NEW 3- week course is FREE to anyone wanting to join the Fishing Industry! The course will cover Personal Survival Techniques, First Aid, Fire Fighting, Health and Safety, Engineering, Stability Awareness, Navigation, Raft Building, Gear and Net Mending, Boat Handling, Galley Duties, Food and Hygiene, Care of the Catch, Seamanship and On Board Procedure.
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Yorkshire Coast Wind Farm
The world’s largest windfarm is to be built in the North Sea 80 miles off the Yorkshire coast
Developer DONG Energy says the Hornsea-1 farm will cover more than 154 square miles and its wind turbines will be 190m tall. It will be able to power over one million UK homes with a capacity of 1.2 gigawatts and is expected to be fully operational in 2020.
