The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), whose annual Good Fish Guide made headlines last year when it removed some Scottish crab and lobster stocks from its ‘recommended’ list, due to possible interactions with cetaceans, published its 2023 update last week. For…
This year’s Fishing News awards, for the first time, bring together three separate panels of experts who will decide the winner in three categories: The Sustainability Award, Boat of the Year and the Lifetime Achievement Award. Two of the panels…
A gentlemen’s lifestyle store has found a way to help ‘open up’ more support for the town’s lobster hatchery. The store, Furbellow & Co, which stocks a ‘carefully curated range of products’, will donate £3 from the sale of every…
The confirmation of Humza Yousaf as Scotland’s new first minister last week, after he defeated Kate Forbes in the SNP leadership contest by the narrow (and familiar) margin of 52% to 48%, will have far-reaching implications for the Scottish industry.…
Fishing News received the statement below from the MCA, which we share in its entirety, in response to our coverage about the new medical certificates in the 16 March issue. The accompanying email from the MCA press office said: “We…
A meeting involving groups representing fishermen from all four administrations in the UK took place with the MCA last week, including representatives from NUTFA, the NFFO, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF), the Northern Ireland Fishermen’s Federation (NIFF) and the Welsh…
Jon Anthony, who fishes primarily with rod and line for bass out of Plymouth from his vessel Challenge, is awaiting a verdict from the MCA that will decide if he will be forced to look for a new job outside…
A new guest featured on the well-regarded Seafood Matters podcast last week: Andy Read, editor of Fishing News. The series, hosted by Jim Cowie, aims to ‘get below the surface of the UK seafood industry with fishermen, fisheries scientists and…
The Scottish government has announced its funding package for seafood businesses and marine organisations through Marine Fund Scotland for the new financial year. A total of up to £14m will be available in 2023-24 ‘to encourage the sustainable use of…
A research programme that has tagged around 1,000 fish in the English Channel will continue to monitor data despite the initial two-year study coming to an end. Since March 2021, the FISH INTEL programme has been tagging five key species…
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