A project investigating inshore and offshore habitats of bass and pollack is seeking help from South Devon fishermen, reports Paul Scott. The University of Plymouth’s ‘FISH INTEL’ team will be tagging bass and pollack between Plymouth and Lyme Bay this…
Increased monitoring of the under-12m fleet will provide the vital data that will allow inshore fisheries to thrive, writes UK fisheries minister Victoria Prentis… In 2020, we passed the first domestic fisheries legislation in nearly 40 years, and are now…
The fuel issue is increasingly dominating discussions across the UK and European fishing industries, as prices have escalated in the last few weeks to a point where many classes of vessel are already unprofitable.
Welsh produce took centre stage at a St David’s Day London lunch celebrating seafood excellence, with the dishes created by top chefs. Held at London boutique hotel L’Oscar, the celebration lunch was attended by a host of award-winning chefs, food…
There are likely to be increased management measures for under-15m scallopers following a Defra consultation. The six-week consultation was carried out last year after discussion in the Scallop Industry Consultation Group, the Shellfish Industry Advisory Group and its species-specific sub-groups…
How safety aware are you? Have the recent campaigns by industry champions reached you? The Fishing Industry Safety Group (FISG) wants to know more about where and how you get hold of your information about the fishing industry, be it…
Ukraine war sends diesel prices spiralling Fishermen’s organisations across the UK and Europe are calling on their governments and the European Commission for help to combat rocketing fuel prices that are taking a huge chunk of vessels’ earnings and could…
With an unprecedented number of nominations for this year’s Fishing News Awards coming in from all around the British Isles, it’s been a busy few weeks assessing the nominees and whittling down the candidates. We are delighted to now be…
Fisheries MEPs have urged the European Commission to safeguard the EU fleet’s fishing rights in the North Eastern Atlantic following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. With the Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) now having been in place for a…
The crews of Shetland’s whitefish boats will be safer at sea following the donation of new defibrillators for 12 local vessels. The new devices, designed to give controlled electrical shocks to the heart of someone in cardiac arrest, have been…
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