Scotland’s fisheries minister welcomed Scotland’s record landings and paid tribute to the industry as he opened the Skipper Expo show in Aberdeen last weekend, visiting many of the stands on what was his first visit to the show as minister,…
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…
‘Minister not looking after English industry interests’ UK fisheries minister George Eustice has come under heavy fire from the NFFO over a deal agreed between DEFRA and Scottish fisheries minister Fergus Ewing to top slice 1,500t of north east Arctic…
This year’s December Council brought a welcome overall package of increases in TACs for several key stocks around the UK and Ireland, reports Tim Oliver. Two major downsides were more cuts in bass fishing and a big cut (38%) in…
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