Micky Hill, known across the potting sector as the manufacturer of a wide range of crab, lobster and whelk pots, shares his long struggle to reopen the investigation into the capsize of the scalloper JMT M 99 in July 2015,…
A project by two universities studying lobster populations on a Welsh wind farm suggests that providing the right kinds of rock armour could see an increase in lobster numbers. Evidence suggests that lobster larvae may be settling directly on the…
Ashley Mullenger, aka ‘The Female Fisherman’ to her many Instagram followers, takes the reader on three journeys in My Fishing Life: A Story of the Sea and you can experience these journeys, too, with our latest competition to give away THREE copies…
Ashley Mullenger aka ‘The Female Fisherman’ to her many Instagram followers, takes the reader on three journeys in her new book, My Fishing Life. Two of these are deliveries of boats of which she is part-owner, one from the Western…
Community Catch is a new initiative designed to help small-scale fishermen – defined as those working on vessels under 2.4m – around the world to reach new markets. A not-for-profit body, it is supported by Marks and Spencer amongst others.…
NFFO chief executive Mike Cohen lays out his priorities for the next government… The end of June saw the publication of the last of the major party manifestos. Fishing is an important industry, but one about which most people have…
Held a stone’s throw from Holyrood, the hustings organised by the SFF last week provided an opportunity to ask Scotland’s political parties about issues where Westminster retains powers, and hear them spell out what their parties would do to support…
The Cornish FPO published last week a detailed analysis and take-down of issues around the increase in blanket marine conservation measures. ‘Setting the national security balance: food, energy and nature’. The PO argues that ensuring food security, the future of…
Black bream is increasingly important to both gill-netters and rod and line vessels in the Channel, as well as being a popular angling fish – but although catch rates are reported to be rising, little is known about the state…
The Seafarer’s Charity hosted a stunning performance on 16 May of 12 Silk Handkerchiefs, a narrated and musical commemoration of the Triple Trawler Tragedy that rocked Hull in 1968. Held on the bank of the river Thames, the event followed…
