– Fisheries Act opens new era – Kilkeel yard delivers two versatile 12m catamarans – Ewing: ‘Scotland better off in EU’ – ‘Huge gap’ on fisheries in Brexit talks – Joanna C: Two men lost with vessel off Newhaven…
– Gear war off Shetland – Signs of EU compromise on fisheries deal – Fishermen ‘relieved’ – MMO defers app prosecution threat – £8.2m Covid-19 support paid out to 900 Scots vessels – Ewing calls for bigger share of…
– Scrap catch app campaign – Take back control, say Jersey fishermen – Fisheries bill moves to second reading – Mackerel ends – blue whiting starts – EU parliament chair: ‘Fisheries access must not change’ – New fisheries minister named…
– Election Brexit green light – Eyemouth hosts stormbound visiting prawn trawlers – Tory election win clears way for Brexit – Fears for exports of Irish brown crab to China – Tough Fisheries Council this week – Scotland backs…
– Tougher discards policing – Margaret of Ladram sets new Brixham record – Two rescued as Manx scalloper Polaris sinks – N Sea cod deadlock in first round of EU/Norway talks – Scots pelagic group calls for action on mackerel…
End of ‘education’ phase of discards ban The MMO will be taking a tougher line on enforcing the landing obligation/discards ban next year, after a period of educating fishermen on the requirements of the rules, reports Tim Oliver DEFRA official…
– Plan for 7m+ tickets – Two crew escape as Newlyn trawler is burnt out – Fishing remains most dangerous job by far – Government failing to enforce discards ban – £10m high-tech fisheries R&D fund – Ocean Fish to…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – U10 e-recording changes – Brussels assesses discards ban – North Sea cod cut fears – BBC exposes illegal eel export trade – Seawork international exhibition – Rare albino dogfish caught in…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – Discards ban is working – Eternal Light starts scalloping from Buckie – New technical rules this summer – BLUE warning on localised whelk fisheries – A new approach to discards in…
Skippers fishing more selectively The discards ban is reducing unwanted catches as fishermen modify their gear and fishing to fish more selectively, reports Tim Oliver But concerns remain about the dangers of choke species closing fisheries early, and the industry…
