Fishing News 11th June 2026

This issue marks the announcement that Elspeth Macdonald will retire as chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, reflecting on her influential leadership through Brexit, Covid and major environmental-policy debates. It also introduces two next-generation pelagic trawlers, Sunbeam and Quantus, joining North East Scotland’s modern fleet. Other reports examine calls for recreational sea fishing to be recognised in Westminster’s fisheries programme, concerns over dredging debris in the Moray Firth and the prolonged absence of a Northern Irish patrol vessel. Detailed boat coverage goes aboard Macduff Shipyards’ impressive new twin-rigger Shaulora, alongside the latest political and international industry news.