• August gales delay first tuna trips

    August gales delay first tuna trips

    9th August 2023

    With the first ever commercial bluefin tuna fishery due to open last week, on 1 August, there were high hopes that the cover of this week’s Fishing News would be able to show pictures of the historic first landing in the fishery.

  • New berths for Shoreham inshore fleet

    New berths for Shoreham inshore fleet

    7th August 2023

    Shoreham dock, where Defra minister Mark Spencer made his announcements about the latest round of infrastructure funds under the UK Seafood Fund, also received funds in the initial round – a £535,000 grant towards the costs of rejuvenating the dry…

  • Morrisons to fund training of 10 new fishermen

    Morrisons to fund training of 10 new fishermen

    7th August 2023

    Supermarket chain Morrisons is transferring an Apprenticeship Levy fund of over £100,000 to Supplytrain to help train 10 new fishermen for the South Western Fish Producer Organisation (SWFPO). The government Apprenticeship Levy is paid by employers to help fund apprenticeship…

  • Consultation on historic drying racks in Lowestoft

    Consultation on historic drying racks in Lowestoft

    4th August 2023

    A consultation has been launched on the future of Lowestoft’s drift-net drying racks. The racks, erected in the 1950s, are believed to be replicas of the originals and serve as a reminder of the town’s once thriving herring industry. Situated…

  • Industry critical of Irish MPA analysis

    Industry critical of Irish MPA analysis

    3rd August 2023

    Failure to address ‘key issues’ means report has ‘significant data gaps’ Two Irish fishing industry organisations have said that a recent ecological analysis of the western Irish Sea for MPA designation ‘should not be used’ for informing offshore renewable planning.…

  • New report on wind power cable impacts on fish and fisheries

    New report on wind power cable impacts on fish and fisheries

    3rd August 2023

    Cefas addresses growing concerns about effects on fish and fisheries A recent report from a workshop convened to look at electric and magnetic fields (EMF) generated by offshore power cables starts with the comment: “It is now recognised… that EMFs…

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