Fishermen-led charity Fishing into the Future (FITF) hosted a group of finalists from the Trainee Fisherman and Young Fisherman categories for a get-together the morning before the Fishing News Awards. FITF executive director Emma Plotnek told Fishing News: “We brought…
Fishing News found itself swept up in the conservative/liberal ‘woke wars’ last week, after former SNP MEP Christian Allard started a conversation about our use of the word ‘fisherman’ in the Fishing News Awards. With the debate sparked by the…
Two hundred and twenty-five guests attended the gala presentation evening for the Fishing News Awards 2022 to celebrate the achievements and innovation of people, companies and organisations across the UK and Irish fishing industry Catching up with friends ahead of…
The MMO has launched a ‘call for evidence’ on the impacts of fishing activity in 13 MPAs, reports Tim Oliver. It says the evidence call is to progress conservation efforts in the MPAs. It follows new byelaws to prohibit ‘damaging…
The latest industry employment report from Seafish has highlighted major crewing issues and their potential impact on future business performance, reports Paul Scott. With an incredible 55% of deckhands in the vessels surveyed being of non-UK origin, the majority from…
The Faroe Islands continued to defy international opinion on sanctioning Russia last week, amid growing condemnation, reports Andy Read. Criticism came from international fish processors, the fishing industry and the Marine Stewardship Council, which previously withdrew accreditation of several shared…
The figures are now well-known across the industry, but three months ago, very few people realised how dependent the UK – the catering trade in particular – is on Russian fish, reports Andy Read. Knee-jerk announcements by politicians make great…
The figures are now well-known across the industry, but three months ago, very few people realised how dependent the UK – the catering trade in particular – is on Russian fish, reports Andy Read. Knee-jerk announcements by politicians make great…
The figures are now well-known across the industry, but three months ago, very few people realised how dependent the UK – the catering trade in particular – is on Russian fish, reports Andy Read. Knee-jerk announcements by politicians make great…
A new initiative to provide health support for fishermen in Brixham has been launched, reports Paul Scott. The ‘Fishing for Better Health’ clinic has been specially created by SeaFit and Compass House Medical Centres to cater to the ‘challenging schedules…
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