SWFPA crew welfare scheme set for July pilot, fish supplies disrupted by Faroe strike, Seafish launches levy consultation, and crucial vote on EU 10% ground closure postponed. Plus: the prospects for this year’s albacore fishery, the encouraging – if pricey – potential of sinking rope to avoid cetacean entanglement, a day in the life of Kilkeel boatbuilder Gerry Smyth, and new U10 boats and product launches from the Scottish Skipper Expo.

SWFPA crew welfare scheme set for July pilot, fish supplies disrupted by Faroe strike, Seafish launches levy consultation, and crucial vote on EU 10% ground closure postponed. Plus: the prospects for this year’s albacore fishery, the encouraging – if pricey – potential of sinking rope to avoid cetacean entanglement, a day in the life of Kilk....