The Seafish Strategic Review has now concluded, and the organisation says that responses indicate an ‘overwhelming need’ for its work to continue. The consultation with the industry and government into the future of the organisation was conducted through workshops and…
“It isn’t just the fuel savings that are worth mentioning,” Andy Pierce of Revolution Marine Engineering told Fishing News, “it is how the improved burn is helping the engine itself.” Andy was calling from onboard the Salcombe-based crabber Emma Jane.…
One of the finalists in the Product of the Year category in this year’s Fishing News Awards can boast the potential for huge fuel savings over the course of a year. The Notus Echo will produce these savings by helping…
Ghost Fishing UK, a finalist in The Sustainability Award category in this year’s Fishing News Awards, is a registered charity dedicated to removing abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear. Its aim is to remove, where practicable, potentially lethal entanglement hazards…
North Sea leaders plan joint approach to shared problem Skippers and industry representatives from the main North Sea fishing nations met in Copenhagen at the end of March to work together to improve the scientific surveys that inform the setting…
The campaign for a statue to honour the Headscarf Revolutionaries – Hull’s trawler safety campaigners – has taken a step forward, reports Brian W Lavery. Earlier this month, an appeal went out to find a local sculptor to undertake the…
Voting is now underway to decide the winners in this year’s Fishing News Awards – and there’s been an unprecedented response so far, with over 1,000 votes cast in the first 48 hours! Eight of the 10 categories will be…
The two-day SeaFit visit to Ramsgate last week was held in glorious sunny weather and very light winds that might have tempted many fishermen to spend as little time as possible onshore. However, the Fishermen’s Mission was able to report…
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…
