fisheries management

  • Isle of Man hails ‘new era’ in fisheries management

    Isle of Man hails ‘new era’ in fisheries management

    20th December 2023

    The Manx government has confirmed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) involving the Isle of Man, UK, Welsh, Northern Irish and Scottish governments that puts the island on a par with other UK fisheries administrations. The new MoU,…

  • Fisheries management exchange programme open for applications

    Fisheries management exchange programme open for applications

    4th September 2023

    An international exchange programme that aims to advance the global sharing of knowledge around the management of fisheries and the ocean has opened for applications. The initiative, by The Fishmongers’ Company’s Fisheries Charitable Trust and Fisheries Innovation and Sustainability (FIS),…

  • Shellfish fisheries management: How it started and how it’s going

    Shellfish fisheries management: How it started and how it’s going

    24th February 2023

    Fiona Birch reports on progress towards a stakeholder-led future for UK shellfisheries Fisheries featured prominently in the 2020 Brexit debate before the UK left the EU and the Common Fisheries Policy. Since then, a considerable amount of work has been…

  • More restrictions looming for under-15m scallop fleet

    More restrictions looming for under-15m scallop fleet

    23rd March 2022

    There are likely to be increased management measures for under-15m scallopers following a Defra consultation. The six-week consultation was carried out last year after discussion in the Scallop Industry Consultation Group, the Shellfish Industry Advisory Group and its species-specific sub-groups…

  • NFFO: Sustainability and environment

    NFFO: Sustainability and environment

    12th October 2021

    Working with other fishers across different fleet segments is challenging – but it offers a better way forward than attempting alliances with environmentalists, argues Newlyn fisherman and NFFO president Andrew Pascoe It is not that difficult to exploit divisions in…

  • ‘ICES-plus’:  Improving scientific advice in Scottish fisheries management

    ‘ICES-plus’: Improving scientific advice in Scottish fisheries management

    11th May 2021

    The Shetland Fishermen’s Association and Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association set out how ICES scientific stock assessments could be checked and improved Foreword The Scottish fishing industry accepts that fisheries management should be informed by scientific advice. It should never…

  • Sea angling status fight

    Sea angling status fight

    25th February 2019

    ‘Anglers must not be equal to commercial fishermen’ – Inshore fishermen’s message to minister as fisheries bill debated Inshore fishermen’s groups are calling on fisheries minister George Eustice to reject moves by recreational angling interests to gain equal ‘stakeholder’ status with…

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