Seafarers UK is calling on flagpole owners across the UK to support the charity’s annual ‘Fly the Red Ensign for Merchant Navy Day’ campaign. With no public flag-hoisting ceremonies being encouraged this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Seafarers UK…
– Supertrawler invasion – Fishermen who saved paddleboarders hailed as heroes – 700-mile kayaker raises £9,000+ for Mission – Pressures on North Sea cod fishery – Two rescued after capsize in North Sea – UK vessel owners asked to…
– NTZ report slammed – Bridlington research lab takes first berried lobsters – Germany licenses new pulse beamer – Barnier: ‘Brexit must not destroy EU fishing industry’ – Scotland ‘frozen out’ of maritime security discussions – Investigation launched after UK…
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has had to adapt its way of working, but communication remains key, reports John Periam Paul Johnson, the MMO’s principal officer for the South East, has been with the regional team in Sussex since 1993,…
Environmental protections and coronavirus restrictions have combined to limit what should have been a bumper year for the Wash cockle fishery. John Worrall reports Let’s start with a list: Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the EU Habitats Directive Site…
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…
– EU plunders UK EEZ – Tecla highlights winds of change – Call for action over Shetland gear conflict – Fisheries bill enters House of Commons – IOM queen scallop season launched – New builds progress at Macduff Shipyards –…
– Foreign crews stranded – Georgina of Ladram’s maiden trip benefits Brixham Mission – ‘Huge reassurance’ for industry on Brexit talks – ‘Extensive consultations’ before fishing ban areas introduced – Ireland’s new marine minister from landlocked county – MCIB…
Covid-19 leaves non-EEA crewmen stuck No travel and no money for laid-off men A significant number of foreign fishermen from non-EEA countries working on transit visas have been left high and dry because of the Covid-19 crisis, and are currently…
Fishing News talks to the Call4Fish team, whose Covid-driven initiative to connect the local industry with local consumers has now transformed prospects for fishermen nationwide Rodney Anderson, leader of the Call4Fish team. By the third week of March, with vital…
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