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  • Fishing News Awards 2021: Voting now open!

    Fishing News Awards 2021: Voting now open!

    4th May 2021

    After a busy few weeks, all of the nominees for this year’s Fishing News Awards have been assessed, the shortlists for each category have been drawn up, and voting is now open. So now it’s over to you, and it…

  • Quota shortages threaten viability of Scots whitefish fleet

    Quota shortages threaten viability of Scots whitefish fleet

    4th May 2021

    No international swaps as EU and Norway talks drag on Scotland’s whitefish sector is facing a crisis over quota shortages and quotas that are well out of line with stock abundance, particularly North Sea cod and whiting, reports Tim Oliver.…

  • New issue: Fishing News 29.04.21

    New issue: Fishing News 29.04.21

    28th April 2021

    In this issue of Fishing News, our lead story is Tim Oliver’s report on Shetland fishermen wanting the Scottish government to take action against large fleets of foreign gill-netters working off Shetland, Plus the latest news and features from the…

  • Shetland anger as foreign boats take over grounds

    Shetland anger as foreign boats take over grounds

    28th April 2021

    Call for Scots government to act  Shetland fishermen want the Scottish government to take action against large fleets of foreign gill-netters working off Shetland, reports Tim Oliver. They say the vessels close off large areas of their traditional trawling grounds…

  • Spotlight on safety at sea: Behind the scenes at the MAIB

    Spotlight on safety at sea: Behind the scenes at the MAIB

    22nd April 2021

    The UK’s independent Marine Accident Investigation Branch is uniquely placed to advance fishing safety, reports John Periam Set up in 1989, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is part of the Department for Transport and is entirely independent of the…

  • Provisional 2021 TACs set as talks continue

    Provisional 2021 TACs set as talks continue

    19th April 2021

    ‘Industry needs certainty’ says DEFRA  The government has set provisional TACs for UK-EU shared stocks for the remainder of 2021, or until an agreement is reached with the EU, reports Tim Oliver. Provisional TACs had been set up to 14…

  • Have your say! Take part in the Fishing News reader survey

    Have your say! Take part in the Fishing News reader survey

    8th April 2021

    Fishing News has been the voice of the industry since 1913, and brings you the latest news and features about UK and Irish commercial fishing. To continue bringing our readers relevant, up-to-date news and features, we are conducting a survey…

  • N Ireland quotas ‘plundered’ in Brexit share-out

    N Ireland quotas ‘plundered’ in Brexit share-out

    6th April 2021

    Loss of access to Irish 6-12 zone ignored Northern Ireland says that Westminster has ‘plundered’ its fishing industry in the share-out of extra post-Brexit quota among the four UK administrations announced last week – as it feared would happen, reports…

  • Concern over non-quota catch records

    Concern over non-quota catch records

    29th March 2021

    Little data on valuable catches in UK and EU waters There is growing concern in the industry that EU boats are catching large amounts of non-quota species in UK waters which are not being recorded, and that the vessels are…

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