Fisheries Introduction

FLOs

As a condition of licensing awards, operators have been required since the early 1980s to appoint a Fisheries Liaison Officer to liaise with relevant Government departments and fishing organisations on issues relating to their exploration and production activities…..

FLTC 

The UK Fisheries Offshore Oil & Gas Trust Fund Limited (FLTC) was established in September 2007 to manage interactions between the offshore oil and gas and fishing industries and specifically to manage an endowment fund set up to offset negative legacy issues, in particular concerning the safety of fishermen…..

FishSAFE

FishSAFE is a stand alone, tamperproof safety device which alarms when in proximity to oil and gas industry related infrastructure.  It was launched in 2000 through collaboration between the fishing and oil and gas industries and has proved to be extremely successful.....

Interaction & Navigational Safety

The fishing and oil and gas industries have shared the use of waters around Britain for more than four decades.  The sharing of common waters between two industries requires good working relationships and attention to potential interactions, especially with respect to safety. The UK oil & gas industry, through Oil & Gas UK, has over the years taken positive steps to develop methods and systems that allow both industries to work safely and efficiently together and to promote harmonious working relations…… 

Compensation Fund

The Oil & Gas and Fishing industries in the UK have worked together in developing the Oil & Gas UK Fishermen’s Compensation Fund.  This fund was established by Oil & Gas UK (then UKOOA) in 1975 following representation from the Scottish Fishermen's Federation to address the issue of un-attributable debris from oil and gas related activity in UKCS.....