The MMO has rejected calls for boats within the under-10m fleet to be exempted from the requirement for all English under-12m boats to install inshore vessel monitoring systems (IVMS), reports Tim Oliver. NUTFA has been in discussions with the MMO…
A new and robust underwater camera system, developed to allow fishers to monitor gear performance underwater, or the behaviour of shellfish entering or approaching pots, has received MMO funding for six trials onboard a variety of UK commercial fishing boats.…
The Fisheries Industry Science Partnership (FISP) Network is calling for the industry to come forward with ideas to help develop and secure fully funded industry research projects. As part of the campaign, Fishing Animateurs will be visiting harbours across the…
A new membership network to engage, connect and promote women working in the industry has been launched by UK Women in Fisheries (WIF). Funded by The Seafarers’ Charity, the network aims to provide support, training, mentoring and resources, while also…
The proposed updates to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard have been published for public review. The updates include a strengthening of requirements on endangered, threatened and protected species, a total ban on shark finning, proposals to reduce ghost…
Scottish fishermen are set to fund additional surveys of North Sea stocks, as anger grows over the failure to tackle the issue of poor science. The Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) and the Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association (SWFPA), which together…
Benefits to the UK fishing industry from Brexit are falling far short of the government rhetoric, according to analysis by researchers from the University of York, the New Economics Foundation, the University of Lincoln and ABPmer. The government’s promises of…
Sussex Wildlife Trust and the Blue Marine Foundation, as part of a collaboration within the Sussex Kelp Restoration Project, are asking Sussex fishers to participate in a survey on sedimentation of the seabed in the area, following growing concerns about…
The MMO has dropped its prosecution of Greenpeace over the illegal dumping of boulders in the English Channel last year, reports Tim Oliver. The move follows a hearing at Newcastle Crown Court in January, where the judge suggested that the…
A venue change did not stop Hessle Road folk coming out in force to mark the 33rd annual Lost Trawlermen’s Day service in Hull, reports Brian W Lavery. The service is usually held near the memorial sculpture on the site…
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