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  • Fishing News Awards 2022: Last chance to book tickets!

    Fishing News Awards 2022: Last chance to book tickets!

    4th May 2022

    The countdown is on to the long-awaited return of the Fishing News Awards as a live event – and with seats for the awards evening selling fast, tickets sales will close at midday on Friday, 6 May. After an unprecedented…

  • New Lauren’s maiden catch hit by Irish weighing row

    New Lauren’s maiden catch hit by Irish weighing row

    4th May 2022

    The prospect of a resolution to the pelagic weighing row that has dogged this year’s blue whiting fishery west of Ireland was set back last week by the news that the maiden catch of the new Lauren D 95 had…

  • UK-Faroe meetings: Russia on the agenda, fisheries management not

    UK-Faroe meetings: Russia on the agenda, fisheries management not

    3rd May 2022

    The Faroe Islands government held a series of one to one political meetings in Westminster last week, as well as wider political meetings, against the backdrop of growing public concern about Faroese support for Russian fishing interests, reports Andy Read.…

  • Fishing News Readers’ Photos: Win £250!

    Fishing News Readers’ Photos: Win £250!

    3rd May 2022

    We’re looking to our readers to send us their best fishing industry-related photos, which will not only be featured in Fishing News, the UK’s market-leading commercial fishing newspaper, but will put its photographer in with a chance of winning £250!…

  • Falklands: ‘No benefits from Brexit, only challenges’

    Falklands: ‘No benefits from Brexit, only challenges’

    29th April 2022

    Talking to reporters after a meeting of the Falkland Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) last week, Falkland Islands government representative to the UK and Europe Richard Hyslop said: “When it comes to Brexit, as things stand, there are no obvious…

  • Report issued on Horizon fire and loss

    Report issued on Horizon fire and loss

    29th April 2022

    The Marine Casualty Investigation Branch (MCIB) has released its report into the fire, and subsequent loss, of the Horizon S 329 on 14 May, 2021, reports Paul Scott. The report – the purpose of which is not to attribute fault…

  • Commission proposes second crisis package for EU industry

    Commission proposes second crisis package for EU industry

    28th April 2022

    The EU Commission has proposed a legislative amendment to the EMFF that would allow additional crisis measures to help the EU fishery and aquaculture sectors weather the effects of the war in Ukraine. This complements the first package of crisis…

  • Fisheries and Seafood Scheme relaunched

    Fisheries and Seafood Scheme relaunched

    28th April 2022

    The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) has been relaunched ‘to help support the long-term sustainability, resilience and prosperity of the seafood sector across England’. The scheme first opened last year, and at least £6m in funding has now been secured…

  • EFRA Committee to hold inquiry on UK Seafood Fund

    EFRA Committee to hold inquiry on UK Seafood Fund

    26th April 2022

    The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee is to hold an inquiry into the new UK Seafood Fund. The purpose of the inquiry by the cross-party select committee is to evaluate how effectively the UK Seafood…

  • Shetland council candidates commit to support local industry

    Shetland council candidates commit to support local industry

    26th April 2022

    Reflecting the widespread support across the political spectrum in Shetland for a vibrant and sustainable fishing industry, the majority of candidates in the 5 May council elections have already signed the Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) FISH pledge (Fishing News, 21…

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