A project by two universities studying lobster populations on a Welsh wind farm suggests that providing the right kinds of rock armour could see an increase in lobster numbers. Evidence suggests that lobster larvae may be settling directly on the…
Fishing vessel sales in the UK in recent months have been somewhat muted, with a general slowdown across the industry. There are a number of factors behind this trend. Starting at the top of the marketplace, one of the driving…
“I enjoy meeting the young fishermen and seeing how passionate they are about their work,” Young Fishermen Network (YFN) co-ordinator Matilda Phillips told Fishing News. “It’s uplifting for me, and makes me feel so positive – seeing that passion and…
Win a copy of Ernest Suddaby’s Fishing Explorer: The Final Visit to the Gaul! Ernest Suddaby is famous for the trip he did not skipper. He had arranged to have the first trip of 1974 ashore, and it was relief…
The Scottish folk group Skipinnish, which won several awards for its iconic song ‘The Clearances Again’, a heartfelt protest against the proposals for huge HPMAs in Scottish inshore waters, featured the song in a sold-out 25th anniversary concert at Edinburgh…
Two meetings last week suggest that progress is being made in the bid to restore an auction to Plymouth, following the closure of Plymouth Trawler Agents in May, with the creation of a GoFundMe page designed to support the next…
Ashley Mullenger, aka ‘The Female Fisherman’ to her many Instagram followers, takes the reader on three journeys in My Fishing Life: A Story of the Sea and you can experience these journeys, too, with our latest competition to give away THREE copies…
Ashley Mullenger aka ‘The Female Fisherman’ to her many Instagram followers, takes the reader on three journeys in her new book, My Fishing Life. Two of these are deliveries of boats of which she is part-owner, one from the Western…
Community Catch is a new initiative designed to help small-scale fishermen – defined as those working on vessels under 2.4m – around the world to reach new markets. A not-for-profit body, it is supported by Marks and Spencer amongst others.…
Newly appointed fisheries minister Daniel Zeichner undertook his first official appointment in Brixham last week, taking in a tour of the market and processing facilities and making it aboard both an under-10m netter and a beamer. He then took part…
