41 new MCZs planned in English waters – Consultation starts on ‘significant expansion’ Forty-one new Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) are to be established around the coasts of England and offshore Northern Ireland, reports Tim Oliver Environment secretary Michael Gove announced a…
Notice is hereby given that Triton Knoll Offshore Windfarm Ltd has applied to the Marine Management Organisation under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, Part 4, for a marine licence to undertake boulder clearance and sea bed preparation works.…
Nearly 250 guests attended the presentation evening for the Fishing News Awards 2018, which was held in the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Aberdeen Treetops on Thursday, 24 May The audience represented all sectors of the fishing industry, including fishermen and their…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Margaret Mary DA 56 LOA: 23m Built: France 1990 Type: Twin-rig trawler Home port: Clogherhead We’ll be back next week with our latest boat focus. Got some…
Notice is hereby given that Triton Knoll Offshore Windfarm Ltd has applied to the Marine Management Organisation under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, Part 4, for a marine licence to undertake boulder clearance and sea bed preparation works.…
This week in Fishing News you will find: • Anti-pulse campaign in top gear • Guiding Light arrives at Peterhead • Brussels plans tough new controls • Ardglass fishing community pays tribute to Romanian fisherman • Fishing News Awards 2018 • Irish vessels’ access to…
Calls for meetings with member state officials Opponents of electric pulse beam fishing have stepped up their campaign for a ban on the method, as negotiations in the EU on its future reach a critical point, reports Tim Oliver They…
MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009 BLACKWATER, CROUCH, ROACH AND COLNE ESTUARIES MARINE CONSERVATION ZONE NATIVE OYSTER FISHERY FLEXIBLE PERMIT BYELAW7 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: The Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority intends to apply to the Minister…
Notice is hereby given that Triton Knoll Offshore Windfarm Ltd has applied to the Marine Management Organisation under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, Part 4, for a marine licence to undertake boulder clearance and sea bed preparation works.…
The first public screening of ‘Guardians of the Reef’, a Storylines project documenting some of the history of the South Devon shellfishing industry and local ways of life, recently took place at the Cricket Inn in Beesands in Start Bay,…
