Curbs on fishing loom to protect marine environment The Scottish government and the Scottish Green Party parliamentary group have agreed to work together over the next five years in a deal that could have far-reaching implications for the Scottish fishing…
The UK is to ban the import and export of detached shark fins and products containing them, international ocean minister Lord Goldsmith has announced, meaning that the UK will go further than any other country in working for an end…
A new exhibition about the important role of women in the fishing industry over time is now open at the Old Low Light Heritage Centre at North Shields Fish Quay. The exhibition, entitled ‘That’s Women’s Work’, will run until the…
To celebrate National Heritage Week 2021, the Marine Institute has launched a new Interactive Marine Archive. Two rare historical collections on Irish sea and inland fisheries have been digitised and made openly available and interactive. The Interactive Marine Archive includes…
Record stocks ‘disprove claims of overfishing’ Scottish industry leaders have hit out angrily at calls by a coalition of leading green groups for the Scottish government to reduce bottom trawling and introduce a raft of other restrictive measures to fight…
Launching their new report – ‘Shifting gears – achieving climate-smart fisheries’ – WWF, the RSPB and the MCS call for a raft of restrictive measures aimed mainly at trawling but also including REM and VMS on all vessels fishing in…
A consultation for the seafood industry on the future direction of Seafish closes this week, with businesses and individuals in the seafood industry having until midnight on Friday 20 August to complete the online survey seeking views on Seafish as…
Fishermen have a ‘low-trust’ relationship with fishery managers and scientists, new research has found. Research carried out by the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) and published by DEFRA looked at how professional fishermen and recreational anglers participate in the…
Researchers at Aberdeen University say that sprats have recovered strongly in the Clyde. They say the biomass is now four times higher than it was in the late 1980s, and sprats are now ‘highly dominant over the historically more abundant…
A public consultation is seeking views on major changes to the future management of the Isle of Man’s king scallop industry to ensure its long-term sustainability. The industry is of significant commercial importance for the island, generating up to several…
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