Animal rights organisation Ocean Rebellion has echoed longstanding calls from fishermen in North East England for action to properly investigate the die-off of crustaceans that have been reported there since early October, reports Andy Read. Calling Defra minister George Eustice…
The Scottish government has published its ‘vision’ for becoming a world-leading ‘blue economy’, reports Paul Scott. The document, ‘Blue Economy Vision for Scotland’, recognises that Scotland’s seas and waters have ‘a key role to play in contributing to the nation’s…
A council-supported training scheme in Hull for the young and unemployed, aimed at providing an insight into a career at sea, is achieving a high success rate, reports Paul Scott. The Maritime Futures accredited course, aimed at 16- to 25-year-olds…
A marine conservation charity has launched a short film to celebrate one fisherman’s fight to bring Bognor Regis fishing ‘back from the brink’, reports Paul Scott. The Blue Marine Foundation film, Bognor Fishing – Back from the Brink, captures the…
The latest round of awards from the first year of the Marine Fund Scotland (MFS) has provided fishing businesses and marine organisations in coastal communities with £7.4m in funding. Overall, around £14m has been awarded to date in 2021/22 across…
Scottish rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon (pictured above) responded recently to UK industry proposals for a cod symposium, bringing together scientists, fishermen and fisheries managers to look at current data collection and analysis, and collaborate on improved science that would…
Man-overboard awareness training could save your life – or that of one of your crewmates – as the Fishing Industry Safety Group explains The recent success of the Fishing Industry Safety Group (FISG) Man Overboard Awareness training events has led…
The blue whiting fishery west of Ireland was thrown into turmoil at the end of March when the Danish vessel Ruth, attempting to land her catch for human consumption to Killybegs processor Sean Ward Fish Exports on 31 March, was…
The Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) has added its voice to calls from the wider UK industry for some form of temporary support from government to sustain fishing fleets through the current fuel crisis, thereby protecting national food security. With landings…
Creel fisheries told: ‘You need an FMP’ The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) announced last week updates to its Good Fish Guide, a long-established publication that has often made waves with some of its broad-brush assessments of fish available to UK…
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