Scottish haddock and Cornish sardine fisheries were the focus of this year’s MSC Sustainable Seafood Week, with fishermen talking about why sustainability is important to them. During Sustainable Seafood Week, which ran from 16 to 24 September and was supported…
Ireland’s new state-of-the-art multipurpose marine research vessel, the RV Tom Crean, has reached a key milestone with the completion of the vessel’s hull. Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon Vigo SA was awarded the contract to build the new vessel in 2019,…
The hauling of rope on fishing and other vessels could result in billions of microplastic fragments entering the ocean every year, according to new research. The study, by the University of Plymouth’s International Marine Litter Research Unit, is the first…
A flotilla of inshore vessels from the South East of England sailed up the Thames to Westminster last Wednesday (22 September), in partnership with Greenpeace – which hosted a group of TV news crews on its own vessel – to…
Informed by market research, Seafish has launched the theme for the second year of its long-term consumer marketing initiative, Love Seafood. Love Seafood celebrates its first birthday on 1 October. Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry,…
Recommendations for delivering a profitable, sustainable and fair supply chain for the Scottish Nephrops industry have been set out in a new report published by a Scottish government-formed working group. The Scottish Nephrops Working Group’s report highlights the value of…
The UK government has set out what it describes as a ‘pragmatic’ new timetable for introducing full import controls for goods being imported from the EU to the UK. Its statement explains: “Businesses have faced a range of challenges over…
The first instalment of the £100m promised to the industry to help it rebuild after Brexit has been announced. Fishing businesses across the UK will have access to £24m to develop technology, trial new gear and support research to improve…
Crowds gathered in a small Aberdeenshire fishing village last week to greet His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales – known as The Duke of Rothesay in Scotland – during a visit to a family-run seafood business. The Prince of…
Thames demo planned this week A consortium of southern North Sea and Channel inshore fishing interests led by Greenpeace is set to mount a demonstration in the Thames this week (22 September) and deliver a declaration to the government calling…
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