One of the last remaining Brixham sailing trawlers has secured its immediate future following the awarding of a £820,000 grant, reports Paul Scott Built in 1926, Vigilance BM 76 was awarded the grant by the Cultural Assets Fund (CAF), which…
Gaby Bartai talks to Craig McBurnie, director of Sunderland Marine, about the company’s 140 years of support for the fishing industry – and what the future holds At Sunderland Marine, it’s all about people, says director Craig McBurnie. “In an…
Grimsby’s museum ship Ross Tiger has closed to the public as ‘significant maintenance work’ gets underway, reports Paul Scott. Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre says that the work to the deck is some of the ‘most significant’ undertaken during the historic…
Grimsby has unveiled its latest mural to honour the town’s fishing heritage, reports Paul Scott The spectacular ‘Harriet the Haddock’ mural in Town Hall Square, by artist Jake Klone, represents the importance of the fishing industry in Grimsby. The mural,…
A permanent memorial garden in Hull to pay tribute to the 6,000 fishermen from the port who went to sea and never returned is set to be created thanks to additional funding from Hull City Council, reports Paul Scott. The…
The Scottish Pelagic Processors’ Association (SPPA) is calling for urgent government action to protect the processing industry from the serious impact of soaring energy costs. In a letter addressed to prime ministerial candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, Defra fisheries…
NFFO chairman Paul Gilson has called for an increase in the bass bycatch trawling allowance so that less is wasted, reports Tim Oliver. Bass is ‘everywhere’, he says, and the current 5t bycatch allowance for trawlers should be increased to…
Seafish fleet researcher Sheriene Murphy shares a day in the life of a researcher hitting the harbours Wick harbour, 9.30am: there are a few fishing boats in, but I see no one around on the pier, so I head to…
Defra announced last week a widespread consultation on the management of fly-shooting in UK waters, including an online survey The online survey is accessible here. The fishery is operated mainly by large Anglo-Dutch vessels, targeting non-quota species including red mullet,…
Insights drawn from a series of studies into the DNA of the native European flat oyster could help to produce larger, healthier shellfish, holding out the hope of quicker and more successful rebuilding of native oyster stocks, reports Paul Scott.…
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