The Blue Marine Crab and Lobster Symposium last November brought together scientists, managers and fishermen to discuss the way ahead. Late last year, the Blue Marine Foundation hosted an intense one- day Crab and Lobster Symposium attended by a range…
Skipper Laura Wilkins is a key figure in the Women in Fisheries Network, Northern Ireland – a group that has been, she says, ‘in the making for more than 30 years’ “Women in Fisheries NI is still an informal grouping,…
French fisheries scientist Alain le Sann has written extensively about conservation and management, particularly how it impacts artisanal fishermen. He argues here, in a personal piece translated and abridged by Hull University academic Magnus Johnson, that European fishermen are being…
Mike Smylie traces the long fishing career of a well-known Manx scalloper… In 1940, during the upheaval of the Second World War, the firm of John Watt & Sons was founded. It proceeded to build lifeboats and motor boats in…
HPMAs, offshore wind, crewing and fishermen’s medical certificates feature prominently on a busy agenda for 2023, reports the SFF Executive Committee The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) Executive Committee met recently in Edinburgh for its first meeting of 2023. Time was…
Andy Read takes a look at a well-written scientific report that has recently been quoted, and potentially misquoted, by many concerned fishermen and environmentalists, in many different places. Reading the small print, he suggests, is important before jumping to conclusions…
How do you measure the true worth of small-scale fisheries? New tools developed by the CABFishMan project will enable fishing communities to do just that, explains Elle Sibthorpe As part of its work to develop tools for the collaborative management…
Fiona Birch reports on progress towards a stakeholder-led future for UK shellfisheries Fisheries featured prominently in the 2020 Brexit debate before the UK left the EU and the Common Fisheries Policy. Since then, a considerable amount of work has been…
A new community interest company, Lyme Bay Fisherman’s CIC, has recently been formed, supported by funding through the UK Fisheries and Seafood Scheme. Here, several founder members of the CIC tell their stories, and its chief executive provides the background…
Mark Blanchard looks back at the eventful 115-year life of the Cornish lugger Happy Return – virtually rebuilt twice, rescued from decommissioning and now saved for posterity Happy Return in her 12th decade, sailing off West Cornwall. Standing on Penzance…
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