The Annual UK/Norway seafood summit, held in Fishmonger’s Hall, reconvened last week after a two-year Covid hiatus. It opened with speeches from Norwegian minister for fisheries and ocean policy Bjørnar Skjæran and UK fisheries minister Mark Spencer, in front of…
A new start is sometimes also the occasion for a look back. The cover of Fishing News this week (which you can see below) encompasses much about the traditions and history of the UK industry since Fishing News started publication…
Open invitation for fishermen to Clyde workshops that will explore barriers to industry-driven innovation The Clyde Fishermen’s Trust (CFT) and Fisheries Innovation and Sustainability (FIS) have issued an invitation to anyone in the industry interested in learning more about opportunities…
Work has begun on a major new £30m mackerel and herring processing facility and cold-store upgrade for Denholm Seafoods in Peterhead, reports Paul Scott. The investment, one of the largest ever undertaken by a wild-caught fish processing company in Scotland,…
Land in Shetland, a joint campaign by Lerwick Port Authority and Shetland Islands Council (SIC) to encourage more skippers to land their catches to the islands’ fishmarkets, has launched the first in a series of promotional videos along with a…
Ireland’s minister for agriculture, food and the marine has visited the new deepwater quay development at Ros an Mhíl, Galway to mark the start of construction work, reports Paul Scott. Charlie McConalogue (pictured above) visited the state-owned Fishery Harbour Centre…
Lindisfarne escapes designation – other boundaries amended Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey announced last Tuesday the final decisions on the five candidate sites for the first HPMAs in English waters, reports Andy Read. The announcement comes after an eight-month consultation period…
A note from Andy Read, editor of Fishing News… You’ll see a new-look Fishing News next week with the launch of our redesign, which has been six months in the planning. Along with a fresh look, we will be expanding…
Andy Read takes a look at a well-written scientific report that has recently been quoted, and potentially misquoted, by many concerned fishermen and environmentalists, in many different places. Reading the small print, he suggests, is important before jumping to conclusions…
The head of one of the UK’s largest fish and chip chains says the soaring price of fish and chips may go even higher. James Lipscombe, chief executive of The Chesterford Group, which runs 38 takeaways and restaurants under several…
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