New HPMA consultation opens
9th August 2023
Buffer zone proposals will extend areas closed to fishing vessels in the three English HPMAs
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Norway takes delivery of floating ‘fishing school’
8th August 2023
New-build vessel designed to train 14- to 16-year-olds
MCA prohibition notice for work experience youngster
8th August 2023
Questions about whether notice was issued legally as online debate heats up, with many families posting pictures of their children at sea
New berths for Shoreham inshore fleet
7th August 2023
Shoreham dock, where Defra minister Mark Spencer made his announcements about the latest round of infrastructure funds under the UK Seafood Fund, also received funds in the initial round – a £535,000 grant towards the costs of rejuvenating the dry…
Morrisons to fund training of 10 new fishermen
7th August 2023
Supermarket chain Morrisons is transferring an Apprenticeship Levy fund of over £100,000 to Supplytrain to help train 10 new fishermen for the South Western Fish Producer Organisation (SWFPO). The government Apprenticeship Levy is paid by employers to help fund apprenticeship…
Consultation on historic drying racks in Lowestoft
4th August 2023
A consultation has been launched on the future of Lowestoft’s drift-net drying racks. The racks, erected in the 1950s, are believed to be replicas of the originals and serve as a reminder of the town’s once thriving herring industry. Situated…
Industry critical of Irish MPA analysis
3rd August 2023
Failure to address ‘key issues’ means report has ‘significant data gaps’ Two Irish fishing industry organisations have said that a recent ecological analysis of the western Irish Sea for MPA designation ‘should not be used’ for informing offshore renewable planning.…
New report on wind power cable impacts on fish and fisheries
3rd August 2023
Cefas addresses growing concerns about effects on fish and fisheries A recent report from a workshop convened to look at electric and magnetic fields (EMF) generated by offshore power cables starts with the comment: “It is now recognised… that EMFs…
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2nd August 2023
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Fly-shooting frustration as Defra avoids decisions
2nd August 2023
Urgent need for action, not more consultation, say inshore leaders on both sides of Channel Industry reaction to the long-awaited outcome of the consultation on fly-shooting in the English Channel echoed the frustrations of many fishermen, who have been campaigning…
