South West fishing leaders expressed their consternation at the 17% cut in the pollack TAC to 689t, which gives the UK industry a 2025 quota of just 172t. The reduction will see even smaller bycatch allowed in the hake net…
Viewpoints from across the political spectrum. This week: the new Labour MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Torcuil Crichton MP. I try to spend a bit of the summer on a small island off the coast of Sicily. Tuna fishing…
Put your fishing knowledge to the test for your chance to win £100! Enter our Christmas prize quiz by filling in your answers on the online form right here. Alternatively, you can find the quiz in the latest issue of…
The 10th anniversary of Fishing Innovation and Sustainability (FIS) sees it examine its role for the next decade – which requires input from those at the sharp end of the industry, as well as looking to other sectors and countries…
Launched in 1974 as Janbill LH 103, this Miller’s-built stalwart has worked a long and varied career from ports around Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man By Mike Smylie Janbill was built at Miller’s yard in Sto Monans…
Fishermen are facing a cut in Northern Shelf cod of 20% in 2025 compared with 2024. It follows an agreement between the UK, EU and Norway at trilateral talks in Oslo last week to decide the 2025 TACs for the…
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Fishing News Awards, celebrating excellence across the UK and Irish industries during 2024, which will culminate in a gala presentation evening in Aberdeen on Wednesday, 7 May We are delighted to launch the…
A new report released last week takes aim at some of the world’s largest seafood companies, documenting a lack of transparency in their operations that, the authors say, leads to the risk of billions of pounds-worth of seafood entering world…
A two-year project road-testing selective trawls in the North East England Nephrops fishery put skippers firmly in the driving seat By Samantha Stott and Tom Catchpole When it comes to fishing, catching what you want while avoiding what you don’t…
A debate recently in Westminster, secured by Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael, saw a wide variety of views expressed, and some genuine discussion between MPs. Nineteen MPs made speeches, with a number of others raising points that went well…
