This week in Fishing News you will find: – Discards ban probe – Catapult catamaran Onward arrives at Peterhead – May dodges CFP departure date assurance – ‘She/her’ to become ‘it’? – Irish minister supports scientific advice on protecting angel…
Realistic UK quota shares answer to discards Industry leaders message to Lords committee The best way to cope with quota shortages that threaten to create choke species is to revisit relative stability and change the current quota shares that the…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – Anglers’ IFCA legal threat – Kirkella named by HRH The Princess Royal – Discards ban threat to MSC eco-label – Live prawn export deal with China – Peterhead first port to…
A flotilla of fishing vessels took part in a demonstration and parade on Tyneside on Friday last week, to protest against the Brexit withdrawal deal, and to highlight that the government has capitulated to Britain having to obey all EU…
Wide-ranging debate on Scots industry future Scotland’s fishing industry is being asked to take part in a wide-ranging discussion on the Scottish government’s vision for the future of fisheries, reports Tim Oliver Scottish fisheries minister Fergus Ewing launched a national…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – Discards ban shambles – Fishing mackerel west of snow-topped St Kilda – No-deal Brexit ‘catastrophic’ for Scots seafood – Nick Prust (1959-2019): A lifelong fighter for SW fishermen – Tag and…
Government ‘all at sea’ over discards ban – Lords report slams lack of preparation despite long phase-in The government is not in a position to implement or enforce the discards ban that is now in force for all quota species, reports…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – Discards ban dangers – New-look Kiloran arrives at Rossaveal – REAF in bud – Pelagic fishermen provide climate change data – MAIB report on loss of Plymouth trawler Solstice – Fisheries…
Minister: Chokes could tie up boats by mid-year Lords warn of discards ban enforcement problems UK fisheries minister George Eustice has acknowledged that the discards ban, which is now fully in force, could mean that some boats could be tied…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – ‘Perfect storm’ fish council – Outrage at EU-Faroe mackerel deal – Discards ban could cost industry £165m – Boost for industry ahead of (delayed) vote – Feature: Shetland – Healthy stocks…
