SEAFISH is appealing to commercial fishermen in the Highlands to take advantage of its funding for free training to refresh and advance their safety knowledge and skills ahead of March 31 2018, when current funding is due to end.
The call comes as the industry reflects on a 10-year period that saw more than 3,300 accidents involving UK fishing vessels, with more than 500 fishermen suffering serious injury and almost 100 losing their lives.