The four UK administrations have taken different approaches to the introduction of VMS in the under-12m sector, with Defra and the Welsh government at the forefront of moves to make operation of VMS mandatory across the entire fleet during 2022.…
The MMO has confirmed on its website a new timetable for the roll-out of mandatory VMS to the under-12m fleet in England, as well as confirming the funding to be made available to eligible vessel owners. The provisional timetable for…
Irish minister for agriculture, food and the marine Charlie McConalogue has announced the appointment of Paschal Hayes as executive chairperson and member of the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). His appointment follows the departure of the previous executive chair Dr Susan…
Backed by £400,000 from the Scottish government, a project has been launched to reveal the hidden lives of wild Atlantic salmon using new technology. Little is known about the migration routes of wild salmon as they leave rivers, travelling large…
Fishing News readers with long memories may remember seeing many a small boat hauling fyke nets in estuaries and harbours for the live eel market. We carried for many years a small classified ad for Mick’s Eels, the last of…
The Irish Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has issued its report on the sinking of the 12m trawler Aztec S 12 (pictured above) off Duncannon, Co Wexford. On 11 January, 2021, Aztec sailed from Duncannon Pier at 7am to fish…
With the usual proviso that these figures are provisional, may not fully reflect international swaps, and in the case of 2021 uptake figures are subject to further revision, the table below outlines the main demersal quotas for 2022. The uptake…
Tim Heddema (pictured above, left) has been appointed as the new president of the Pelagic Freezer- Trawler Association (PFA), which represents the interests of nine European pelagic freezer-trawler companies that fish for human consumption. He succeeds Gerard van Balsfoort, who…
Economic links strengthened after consultation Thirteen months after the public consultation closed, Defra has finally confirmed the new arrangements that will be applied to foreign-owned vessels registered in England, reports Andy Read. These vessels, which are mainly Spanish- and Dutch-owned,…
Just before Christmas, green NGOs delivered a giant pop-up book depicting the ‘devastation’ caused by ‘destructive’ bottom trawling to EU commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius, on behalf of more than 150,000 Europeans who have signed a petition calling for the EU to…
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