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  • A celebration of the fishing industry

    A celebration of the fishing industry

    1st October 2021

    Rachael Harper talks to artist Henrietta Graham about her time on the Karen of Ladram, which inspired her to paint a public installation for Newlyn Harbour “The thing is, my studio is bang splat in the middle of Newlyn fishmarket!”…

  • Fisheries and Seafood Scheme: New funding rounds open

    Fisheries and Seafood Scheme: New funding rounds open

    7th September 2021

    On 25 August, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) opened four funding rounds for applications to help support the fishing and seafood sector in England. The time-limited competitive rounds, which are being delivered by the MMO on behalf of DEFRA under…

  • Fishing News Awards 2021 virtual trophy presentation

    Fishing News Awards 2021 virtual trophy presentation

    20th August 2021

    In June, we held our annual Fishing News Awards, which recognise the achievements of fishermen, companies, products and initiatives across the UK and Irish fishing industry. Due to the restrictions imposed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, we followed…

  • Seafish strategic review consultation closes this week

    Seafish strategic review consultation closes this week

    19th August 2021

    A consultation for the seafood industry on the future direction of Seafish closes this week, with businesses and individuals in the seafood industry having until midnight on Friday 20 August to complete the online survey seeking views on Seafish as…

  • Research finds ‘low trust’ in fishery managers

    Research finds ‘low trust’ in fishery managers

    18th August 2021

    Fishermen have a ‘low-trust’ relationship with fishery managers and scientists, new research has found. Research carried out by the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) and published by DEFRA looked at how professional fishermen and recreational anglers participate in the…

  • Both Hartlepool lifeboats launch to coble fire

    Both Hartlepool lifeboats launch to coble fire

    17th August 2021

    Both Hartlepool RNLI lifeboats were paged on the morning of 9 August following notification by Humber Coastguard that flares had been fired from a boat off Hartlepool. Shortly afterwards, it was discovered that a 21ft fishing coble was well alight,…

  • Young English fishermen need same support as Scots

    Young English fishermen need same support as Scots

    9th August 2021

    Help needed to attract new entrants England’s young fishermen say they need financial help to buy boats and to encourage new entrants to the industry, similar to the help-to-buy scheme launched in Scotland at the end of April, reports Tim…

  • Bobby Brown BEM: A life fishing

    Bobby Brown BEM: A life fishing

    16th July 2021

    The sea was in his blood – Robert Charles ‘Bobby’ Brown was born in 1901 into a prolific fishing family. His father Charlie and uncles were all fishermen, and he went to sea from the age of six. The family…

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