Food and Rural Affairs

  • NE die-offs ‘vastly increased’ after dredging restarted

    NE die-offs ‘vastly increased’ after dredging restarted

    2nd January 2023

    Fishermen are reporting that die-offs of shellfish and mass wash-ups of dead marine life on local beaches have ‘vastly’ increased since dredging in the river Tees resumed on 1 September, reports Tim Oliver. One of many photos of dead fish…

  • We don’t trust you!

    We don’t trust you!

    15th September 2022

    Research reveals breakdown in relations between fishermen and regulators Max Dixon. Masters student Max Dixon featured earlier this year in the pages of FN (Fishing News, 21 July, ‘Do you trust the institutions that govern UK fisheries?’), when he asked…

  • Industry leaders give verdict on UK Seafood Fund

    Industry leaders give verdict on UK Seafood Fund

    15th June 2022

    The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee held the first session of its inquiry into the UK Seafood Fund (UKSF) on 7 June, hearing from a range of key industry figures, reports Gaby Bartai. Launched in December 2021 as…

  • EFRA Committee to hold inquiry on UK Seafood Fund

    EFRA Committee to hold inquiry on UK Seafood Fund

    26th April 2022

    The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee is to hold an inquiry into the new UK Seafood Fund. The purpose of the inquiry by the cross-party select committee is to evaluate how effectively the UK Seafood…

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