The Welsh government is carrying out a consultation on the management of cockle fisheries in Wales. It says the current legislation used to manage public cockle fisheries is inconsistent across Wales and needs updating. Feedback from previous public consultations on…
The Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) has published a map (pictured above) highlighting the extent to which Shetland fishermen are being crowded out of their traditional grounds by a combination of renewable energy developments and ‘excessive’ conservation measures. Huge areas of…
Nominations for this year’s Fishing News Awards are coming in from readers across the UK and Ireland, but some areas are still under-represented – so we’re extending the nominations window by an extra week to ensure that everyone has time…
On 15 February, Wales become the first nation in the UK to require all of its licensed commercial fishing boats to be fitted with a vessel monitoring system (VMS). There are over 350 registered under-12m fishing vessels in Wales, making…
The MMO has rejected calls for boats within the under-10m fleet to be exempted from the requirement for all English under-12m boats to install inshore vessel monitoring systems (IVMS), reports Tim Oliver. NUTFA has been in discussions with the MMO…
A new and robust underwater camera system, developed to allow fishers to monitor gear performance underwater, or the behaviour of shellfish entering or approaching pots, has received MMO funding for six trials onboard a variety of UK commercial fishing boats.…
The Fisheries Industry Science Partnership (FISP) Network is calling for the industry to come forward with ideas to help develop and secure fully funded industry research projects. As part of the campaign, Fishing Animateurs will be visiting harbours across the…
A new membership network to engage, connect and promote women working in the industry has been launched by UK Women in Fisheries (WIF). Funded by The Seafarers’ Charity, the network aims to provide support, training, mentoring and resources, while also…
The proposed updates to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard have been published for public review. The updates include a strengthening of requirements on endangered, threatened and protected species, a total ban on shark finning, proposals to reduce ghost…
Scottish fishermen are set to fund additional surveys of North Sea stocks, as anger grows over the failure to tackle the issue of poor science. The Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) and the Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association (SWFPA), which together…
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