A consultation is underway on plans by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to extend the use of the British Seaman’s Card (BSC) to fishermen. The BSC proves the holder is a seafarer, meaning they can have shore leave, and…
The cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee is to hold a hearing into the mass morality of shellfish off the Yorkshire coast since last October. The session will be held on Tuesday, 25 October. Stakeholders were invited to…
Fancy yours with chips? Seal tenderloin is sustainable, delicious and an environmentally friendly choice, the conference was told, prior to sampling sessions for the delegates. (Photo: Canadiansealproducts.com) Keynote speakers including the head of fisheries at the UN Food and Agriculture…
Damien Oliver has been appointed as the interim chief executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). He begins his new role this week, following the retirement of MCA chief executive Brian Johnson. Chairman and board member Christopher Rodrigues said:…
The owner of the Guiding Star H 360 has issued a statement thanking all those involved in the rescue of her eight crew after the vessel sank off Fair Isle on 6 October. The 26m Peterhead-based pair trawler went down…
Northern Irish fishermen welcomed an announcement from DAERA last week confirming a ban on landing soft-shell brown crab. The initial moves for new legislation came from the Northern Ireland Fishermen’s Federation in 2020, part of wider requests from the industry…
Questions were being asked last week about the performance of Devon and Severn IFCA (D&SIFCA), and about the lack of consistency in enforcement within the six-mile zone throughout English waters, after a judge threw out a case brought by the…
Seafish economics project manager Nick Patience reflects on a summer of fleet research and makes a final call for fishermen to take part In July, four new researchers, and two veterans in the field, travelled across the UK to speak…
The Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation (SSMO) has brought in Scotland’s first ban on landing egg-bearing lobsters, in a move driven by local creel fishermen. Lobsters are considered reasonably plentiful in Shetland waters, with around 30,000 lobsters landed annually in recent…
Irish minister for agriculture, food and the marine Charlie McConalogue has announced a record budget provision for the seafood sector and coastal communities for 2023 of €335m – a 62% increase in funding from 2022. This covers fisheries, aquaculture, seafood…
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