Fishermen are facing a cut in Northern Shelf cod of 20% in 2025 compared with 2024. It follows an agreement between the UK, EU and Norway at trilateral talks in Oslo last week to decide the 2025 TACs for the…
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Fishing News Awards, celebrating excellence across the UK and Irish industries during 2024, which will culminate in a gala presentation evening in Aberdeen on Wednesday, 7 May We are delighted to launch the…
A new report released last week takes aim at some of the world’s largest seafood companies, documenting a lack of transparency in their operations that, the authors say, leads to the risk of billions of pounds-worth of seafood entering world…
A two-year project road-testing selective trawls in the North East England Nephrops fishery put skippers firmly in the driving seat By Samantha Stott and Tom Catchpole When it comes to fishing, catching what you want while avoiding what you don’t…
A debate recently in Westminster, secured by Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael, saw a wide variety of views expressed, and some genuine discussion between MPs. Nineteen MPs made speeches, with a number of others raising points that went well…
Cornish fishing industry representatives have expressed their increasing concern over the progress of the UK-EU negotiations on a fisheries agreement for 2025. At stake for the South West are TACs for critically important stocks including sole, hake, pollack, haddock, bass…
The Scottish government has announced the long-expected ‘call for evidence’ on the future management of Scottish inshore fisheries. After the very public backtracking over its proposals for Highly Protected Marine Areas inside 12 miles, the Scottish government remains in the…
“This is my favourite ever museum. I’ve always loved this museum since from when I was growing up,” Stephen Roberts-Pratt, manager and ship-keeper at Hasting Fishermen’s Museum, told Fishing News. “I’m always here on my days off doing bits. It…
The board of Peterhead Port Authority (PPA) has announced that it has approved the introduction of an electronic auction within the fishmarket. PPA launched a wide-ranging consultation process on the subject earlier this year, and the results, it says, showed…
The recent arrests under modern slavery legislation have sent shockwaves through sections of the fishing industry, with many skippers who have made the welfare of foreign crew a priority now wondering if they may nonetheless be at risk of modern…
