The nomination of DEFRA’s chief fisheries science advisor at CEFAS Carl O’Brien as first vice-president of ICES has been confirmed, with his three-year appointment taking effect from 1 November. Carl O’Brien began his career in marine science when he joined…
Achieving an exclusive 6-12nm zone for UK vessels in 2026, when the Brexit fisheries deal is due to be renegotiated, will be a major objective for the UK government, according to DEFRA secretary George Eustice. NFFO outgoing chairman Andrew Pascoe…
A lifelong Thames fisherman and campaigner has called on George Eustice for more research to find out why sole stocks in the Thames have collapsed. Paul Gilson, newly appointed NFFO chairman and chairman of Leigh and Southend Fishermen’s Association, also…
Fishermen in the Wash need to be involved in the management of their fisheries in co-working arrangements with Eastern IFCA, and are ‘in despair’ at what is happening to their industry, DEFRA secretary George Eustice was told last week. There…
Exclusion by wind farms and MPAs ‘threatens future’ DEFRA secretary George Eustice was asked last week whether the government will compensate fishermen for the growing loss of fishing grounds due to the expanding offshore wind farm sector, MPAs and other…
A requirement for all wild-capture commercial fishers to report any incidental bycatch of marine mammals during fishing operations will be incorporated into licence conditions from 30 November. The announcement of the new measure explains that DEFRA and the devolved administrations…
The automated scallopers Harmoni, skippered by Mark Roberts, and Evening Star, skippered by Gary Buchan, have completed trials of dredge modifications in partnership with Heriot-Watt University and Bangor University. Part of an 18-month project scheduled for completion in March 2022,…
The NFFO has warned that the government’s plans for spending the £100m UK Seafood Fund – promised by the prime minister in the wake of the Brexit TCA fiasco in December 2020 to help regenerate the fishing industry – mean…
Fears about lack of control of foreign fly-dragger fleet An inshore fishermen’s spokesman has accused DEFRA of ‘fiddling while Rome burns’ by failing to set catch limits for this year for EU vessels fishing in UK waters for non-quota species,…
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…
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