Scots leaders press for help for prawn sector Little prospect of early market recovery Scottish industry leaders are exploring with the Scottish government ways to help the struggling Nephrops sector, reports Tim Oliver. Demand plummeted due to Covid-19,…
Big buyers back damaging changes to fisheries bill Industry anger at lack of consultation with catchers A powerful alliance of 22 major supermarkets and seafood processors are pressing the government to adopt major green amendments to the new fisheries bill…
SNP votes against crucial fisheries bill. ‘We want to rejoin EU and reform CFP’ The Scottish National Party voted against the new fisheries bill that will establish the post-Brexit fisheries management regime in UK waters, reports Tim Oliver. Scottish Conservative…
Greens push for radical changes in Scottish fisheries SFF: Report ‘not realistic and wrong approach’ Leading green groups have made calls for more highly protected marine areas in Scottish waters, low-impact fishing by 2021, restrictions on heavy mobile gear…
Explosion of foreign supertrawlers in UK MPAs Fishing time in first half of 2020 doubles 2019 effort Fishing by large foreign-owned pelagic supertrawlers over 100m in length in UK Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has rocketed this year and has been…
Creel men make legal move on Skye fisheries pilot Application for judicial review of ‘creel only’ trial rejection A Scottish fishermen’s association representing creel fishermen has mounted a legal challenge to Marine Scotland over its rejection of a proposal for…
Shellfish group plans equality with whitefish and pelagic sectors Aim to end ‘poor cousin’ status The shellfish sector in England, Wales and Northern Ireland remains ‘determined to break out of its poor cousin status by comparison with the attention given…
Industry blasts report proposing NTZ network Green ‘zealots’ ignore fishermen’s livelihoods The English fishing industry has launched a lacerating attack on proposals to introduce highly protected marine areas (HPMAs) in England, in which all fishing and other activities would be…
Single contact to access CV support cash Federations and Mission simplify ‘daunting’ process The national fishing federations and Fishermen’s Mission have joined forces to try to ensure that all fishermen and vessel operators are aware of all financial help that…
FOIF sets out action plan for UK inshore fisheries Active fishermen on steering group Fishermen will be centrally involved in an action plan to fundamentally reform the management of UK inshore fisheries, reports Tim Oliver. The Future of Our Inshore…