Scottish fisheries secretary Fergus Ewing recently announced the new conservation measures that will give additional protection for brown crab, lobster and velvet crab. Following a consultation, the Scottish government will introduce landing controls intended to improve the sustainability and management of…
The crew of the Burnmouth fast potter Soph-Ash-Jay found two further examples of highly unusual shellfish when hauling their creels on the Cleopatra Fisherman 38 off the Berwickshire coast recently, reports David Linkie. The first one was a very distinctive…
The two South Devon ports of Dartmouth and Salcombe host the region’s leading shellfish fleet, landing predominantly brown crab, much of which is caught on the rich grounds within six miles of the coast, reports Martin Johns Above: Alan Steer of Superb-Us…
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