Scottish rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon participated in a panel session last week at the World Ocean Summit and Expo in Portugal, alongside the deputy director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the French ambassador to poles and oceans.…
A group of 12 divers is set to head to Shetland later this year in a bid to recover lost or discarded fishing gear and help to clean up the seas around the isles, reports Hans Marter. The work will…
How do you measure the true worth of small-scale fisheries? New tools developed by the CABFishMan project will enable fishing communities to do just that, explains Elle Sibthorpe As part of its work to develop tools for the collaborative management…
Addressing displacement effect ‘needs joined-up thinking’ The growing spatial squeeze on fishing grounds and a failure to recognise the industry’s role in providing food security for the UK were key themes at a major conference last week, reports Tim Oliver.…
The European Union commissioner for environment, oceans and fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius says the EU is seeking to achieve a ‘pact’ between fisheries and the marine environment – but neither industry organisations nor environmental NGOs are happy about it, reports Lorna…
The Welsh seafood sector needs urgent government support and increased funding if it is to survive, writes Plaid Cymru AM Mabon ap Gwynfor The image of a fishing boat out at sea, bobbing along, pulling in its catch or lobster…
The planned closure of the last fresh fish counters at Tesco has created its first casualty in the processing sector, reports Andy Read. Tesco announced in February last year that it was closing 317 fresh fish counters at stores around…
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) says that its UK and Ireland Market Report for 2022 demonstrates ‘continued progress’, reports Paul Scott. The report highlights the findings of the MSC’s latest consumer research, examines recent trends in certified product sales, and…
Defra will not carry out any further investigations into the cause of shellfish deaths in the North East of England, and there is ‘no question’ of the government offering any financial support or compensation to fishermen in the region, reports…
The days of it being considered ‘bad luck’ for women to be aboard fishing boats is slipping from living memory. From Shetland and Orkney down to Cornwall, female leaders, vessel managers and fisheries scientists are a routine day to day…
