Dorset

  • Unseasonable weather greets start of Poole clam fishery

    Unseasonable weather greets start of Poole clam fishery

    1st June 2022

    It was a wild and blustery start to the clam season at Poole Harbour last week, with just 15 of the 45 eligible boats braving the weather to fish for the species for the first time since the fishery closed…

  • Public notice: Marine Management Organisation

    Public notice: Marine Management Organisation

    27th April 2022

    Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Four byelaws prohibiting certain fishing gears within South Dorset Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ), Dogger Bank Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and in specified areas within The Canyons MCZ and Inner Dowsing, Race Bank and…

  • A family affair: Line-fishing for bass

    A family affair: Line-fishing for bass

    25th April 2022

    Mark Blanchard spends a day with husband and wife team Annie and Ian Gilbert, who have been fishing together off the Dorset and Isle of Wight coast for the past two decades Keeping shop with your partner must test any…

  • David Sales awarded British Empire Medal

    David Sales awarded British Empire Medal

    12th November 2020

    Retired Bridport skipper David Sales has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for his services to the local fishing industry and his work to help protect the marine environment in East Devon and Dorset, reports Phil Lockley. Chosen in…

  • Southeast England – 2018 review

    Southeast England – 2018 review

    6th December 2018

    Fishermen in southeast England show their determination to survive It has not been an easy year for the fishermen along the south coast. There have been highs and lows for many of them, as recorded in Fishing News over the…

  • Peter Dadds – dedicated Mudeford fisherman

    Peter Dadds – dedicated Mudeford fisherman

    26th October 2018

    Dorset fisherman Peter Dadds welcomed John Periam and Geoffrey Lee to Mudeford Quay recently, to share his experiences of inshore fishing Mudeford Quay is situated on the Dorset coast near the entrance to Christchurch harbour, with stunning views across to…

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