Present regime could last 10 years says law proffesor. Doubts and uncertainty over Brexit changes. The existing fisheries management regime in the UK could last for up to 10 years after Brexit, according to a law professor at Hull University who…
But fair treatment for foreign vessels in UK waters. Fisheries minister George Eustice spelled out last week that when the UK leaves the EU, under international law, the responsibility for managing fisheries within the UK’s 200-mile/median line exclusive economic zone…
UK pulls out of London Convention deal on 6-12 access. The government has put in motion steps to secure exclusive control over the UK’s 12-mile limit, reports Tim Oliver. DEFRA secretary Michael Gove announced last week that the UK has…
EUFA leader warns against sudden changes. An EU fishermen’s leader says he does not want to see EU fishermen breaking the rules of any new Brexit agreement that bans them from their former grounds in UK waters, reports Tim Oliver.…
Legal wheels set in motion for post-Brexit era. Industry leaders have welcomed the announcement of a historic Fisheries Bill that will give the UK legal control over its own waters after Brexit, and end 40 years of rule by Brussels,…
Everyone connected with Brixham is approaching the traditional Trawler Race this weekend on the crest of a wave, as all sectors of the local industry at the UK’s leading port continue to benefit from the welcome combination of healthy stocks…
A meeting has been called at Lowestoft on Friday 16 June, where fishermen can put questions to the MMO and fishermen’s leaders on anything from day-to-day fishing issues to Brexit, reports John Worrall. Above: Meeting convenor June Mummery of Lowestoft…
Scotland’s fisheries minister welcomed Scotland’s record landings and paid tribute to the industry as he opened the Skipper Expo show in Aberdeen last weekend, visiting many of the stands on what was his first visit to the show as minister,…
DEFRA’s top minister has assured the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation that fisheries will be ‘a key area in the EU exit negotiations’. Andrea Leadsom, Secretary of State at DEFRA, says Brexit will be ‘a once in a generation chance to regenerate…
A minister has warned that a way must be found to implement the landing obligation that does not tie up fishing vessels as early as February, reports Tim Oliver. Scottish fisheries minister Fergus Ewing said the most problematic area of…
