The Shellfish Association of Great Britain team report on the end of a busy year The farmed shellfish industry has long bemoaned the lack of government understanding of, and support for, the sector, which is internationally recognised as one of…
Brian W Lavery looks back to 1960 when disaster struck the Hull trawler St Hubert, which sank after a mine caught in her nets exploded, killing four men… It was 26 August, 1960, near Baatsfjord, off the Norwegian coast, and…
While families were relaxing on Christmas Day 1956, the crew of the Exmouth lifeboat were facing a tragic ordeal. Mark Blanchard reports… The South Devon town of Exmouth, with its small commercial docks and fishing community, forms the gateway to…
Gaby Bartai look backs on another challenging year for the UK and Irish industry After the Year of Covid and the Year of Brexit, 2022 will go down at the Year of Ukraine. The Russian invasion in February sent fuel,…
Errin Todd continues her series on using seawater tanks to maximise the quality and value of shellfish with a look at long-term storage of lobsters for premium festive sales Whilst most of our customers use the Lobster Pod and Crab…
The North Atlantic Fishing Company explains the motivation behind its ‘grow your own’ cadet programme Competing for talent in a buoyant jobs market with an offer that includes demanding work at sea and periods away from home is a challenge.…
Greg Asbed, from the US-based Coalition of Immokalee Workers, visited the UK as part of a delegation to meet fishing industry representatives interested in learning from the successful Fair Food Programme. Under the scheme, retailers provide significant benefits to responsible…
Magnus Johnson, a marine scientist at the University of Hull, published this column on his blog almost a decade ago, as readers with good memories may recall – but it remains just as pertinent today. We reprint it here with…
In a report issued earlier this year, WWF commissioned an analysis of UK seafood consumption, and the huge volumes that are imported without reference to how it is caught or produced. Going beyond sustainability certification, WWF argued for a wholesale…
In the last of his series of articles, NFFO risk, safety and training lead Charles Blyth offers advice on preparing for your vessel stability assessment, now that the new MCA under-15m safety code is in force All fishing vessels, irrespective…
