On 21 November, the last of the RNLI’s Atlantic 75 inshore lifeboats was withdrawn from service, being replaced by a new Atlantic 85, reports Nicholas Leach. The historic event took place at Littlestone-on-Sea near New Romney in Kent, when the…
Two leading figures from Hull’s fishing community have been given Lord Mayor’s Civic Crown awards for their contributions to the city’s heritage, economy and culture, reports Brian W Lavery. Ron Bateman, chairman of the British Fishermen’s Association (BFA), was given…
Welsh fishermen working from the remote beach launch site of Porth Meudwy, on the Llyn peninsula, gave an update to Fishing News following the theft of six outboard engines in a single evening in October (Fishing News, 14 October, ‘Engine…
The Irish National Seafood Survey, conducted annually by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), is moving the formerly paper-based survey to an online system, and the deadline for completion has been extended, to 16 January. Each year, all active Irish fishing vessels…
More than one million farm-raised salmon are expected to have been killed by seals in the two years to the end of 2021, according to new figures. Statistics published by Salmon Scotland, the trade body for Scotland’s farmed salmon sector…
An artist has created a calendar to raise funds to help bring the world’s oldest remaining steam trawler Viola home to Hull, reports Brian W Lavery. The Viola Trust commissioned Holderness-based Larry Malkin to create the 2022 calendar. Called ‘Hull…
Killybegs fishermen have renewed their calls for sight of a controversial European Commission internal report that has led to the threat of quota penalties and fines being imposed on the pelagic industry. The 2019 report, instigated after a 2018 audit,…
The WTO General Council agreed at short notice to postpone the ministerial conference due to start last Tuesday (30 November), where discussion – and possible agreement – on phasing out harmful fisheries subsidies was on the agenda. The decision to…
Speaking in the Westminster fisheries debate, Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael warned of a ‘total absence of any government strategy’ on fisheries to improve the lot of fishermen and exporters. He told MPs: “It is worth reflecting for a…
French fishermen briefly disrupted trade at Calais, St Malo, Ouistraham and the Channel Tunnel rail link last weekend in their efforts to gain licences to fish in Jersey and UK waters. As they had warned, they have begun a campaign…
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