A very rare cold-water-loving leopard fish has been landed by a Donegal vessel, reports Lorna Siggins. The leopard fish, also known as the spotted wolfish (Anarhichas minor), swims in deep water across parts of the Arctic Ocean and the North…
Twenty fishermen will be recruited to take part in a 12-week trial of a new app designed to help people stop smoking, reports Paul Scott. The ‘Stop Smoking’ app initiative by the SeaFit programme, in partnership with Aberdeenshire Health and…
Pictured here tucked up on the outer wall at Macduff, next to the Prosperity UL 250, the Greenpeace vessel Sea Beaver appears to be taking a break from ‘surveys’ that have included filming scallopers working off the North East coast,…
Sir Robert Goodwill, MP for Scarborough and Whitby, has been elected chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee. Five MPs were nominated for the role, triggering an election between Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswolds), Sir Robert Goodwill, Dr…
There are hopes for a more realistic TAC for North Sea cod next year, after ICES agreed to hold an international workshop later this year with industry representatives to look in-depth at the stock situation and stock assessments, reports Tim…
Regular sailing has already begun for members of the Bridlington Sailing Coble Preservation Society (BSCPS), and the three cobles Gratitude, Gansey Lass and Three Brothers have been taking advantage of the recent excellent sailing weather in Bridlington Bay, reports Paul…
For the first time in over two years, the crews of both Swanage lifeboats and the HM Coastguard helicopter have been able to train together without Covid restrictions, reports Mark Blanchard. The pandemic made it extremely challenging to keep RNLI…
The Fishing News Awards caused a media storm when ex-MEP Christian Allard questioned their use of the ‘non- inclusive’ term ‘fisherman’. Ashley Mullenger – aka The Female Fisherman – and her female colleagues respond… “What’s in a name? That which…
It was a wild and blustery start to the clam season at Poole Harbour last week, with just 15 of the 45 eligible boats braving the weather to fish for the species for the first time since the fishery closed…
A new event as part of the annual fish trades golf week, the David Linkie Challenge Cup, was played for the first time in North East Scotland on 19 May. Sponsored by Peterhead Port Authority (PPA), the event, held at…
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