• MPs call for more protection for seals

    MPs call for more protection for seals

    11th July 2023

    ‘Important tourist attraction’ says London MP, as disconnect with reality of life at sea becomes ever starker Under intense pressure? Wasthe MP for Richmond Park talking about seals, or the fishermen who are being put out of business by the…

  • Photography exhibition: Faces of fishing

    Photography exhibition: Faces of fishing

    10th July 2023

    A new photography exhibition will showcase portraits and stories of Hull people connected with the fishing industry from the 1970s onwards. The exhibition – ‘Fish!’ – opens on Saturday (8 July) at the Hull Independent Photography Gallery in the city’s…

  • Mural tribute to trawler tragedy in Hull

    Mural tribute to trawler tragedy in Hull

    10th July 2023

    Students worked with renowned artist Andy Pea to create a mural tribute to those lost in the 1968 Triple Trawler Disaster. There was also a poignant last-minute addition to the artwork. Andy explained: “A lovely chap called David joined us…

  • A Day In The Life Of: Up-and-coming skipper Tom Lambourn

    A Day In The Life Of: Up-and-coming skipper Tom Lambourn

    7th July 2023

    Share a day in the life of an up and coming young Newlyn skipper With a family heavily involved in Newlyn’s fishing industry, it might have been expected for Tom Lambourn, skipper and owner of My Lass PZ 291, to…

  • New talks to discuss fishing to net zero

    New talks to discuss fishing to net zero

    6th July 2023

    The next of a series of talks organised by Fishing into the Future (FITF) will discuss net zero and what it means for the industry. The discussion, hosted by FITF trustee, retired fisherman and seafood advocate Adrian Bartlett, will take…

  • Lyme Bay survey documents ongoing recovery

    Lyme Bay survey documents ongoing recovery

    6th July 2023

    Initial results from 2023 survey confirm fishermen’s reports of increasing abundance Last week saw the 15th annual survey of the Lyme Bay MPA, alongside a Consultative Committee meeting attended by representatives from the Lyme Bay Fisherman’s CIC, fishermen from Lyme…

  • Marine Scotland licensing deemed ‘unlawful’

    Marine Scotland licensing deemed ‘unlawful’

    6th July 2023

    Legal challenge by Open Seas calls issuing of licences to scallop dredgers and bottom trawlers into question The Scottish government was still considering its reaction as FN went to press, nearly a week after a judge ruled that its licensing…

  • AI device being developed to enable ‘smart’ trawling

    AI device being developed to enable ‘smart’ trawling

    5th July 2023

    ‘Discarding and bycatch could quickly could quickly become a thing of the past,’ say research team An underwater robotic sorting device which helps trawlers prevent bycatch by identifying and sizing fish and other marine life in real time is being…

  • Scottish government confirms HPMA climbdown

    Scottish government confirms HPMA climbdown

    5th July 2023

    Commitment to enhanced marine protection and placing local communities ‘at the heart of decision-making’ MPs from all political parties welcomed the announcement made in Holyrood last Thursday that plans to close 10% of all Scottish waters to any form of…

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