Solicitor and qualified fisher Jo Pummery shares inside information on how to navigate the regulations In September, a further Greenpeace boulder drop went ahead in the South West Deeps (Fishing News, 15 September, ‘Spot the rock: New Greenpeace stunt in…
Pictured here tucked up on the outer wall at Macduff, next to the Prosperity UL 250, the Greenpeace vessel Sea Beaver appears to be taking a break from ‘surveys’ that have included filming scallopers working off the North East coast,…
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…
A flotilla of inshore vessels from the South East of England sailed up the Thames to Westminster last Wednesday (22 September), in partnership with Greenpeace – which hosted a group of TV news crews on its own vessel – to…
Thames demo planned this week A consortium of southern North Sea and Channel inshore fishing interests led by Greenpeace is set to mount a demonstration in the Thames this week (22 September) and deliver a declaration to the government calling…
Fears about lack of control of foreign fly-dragger fleet An inshore fishermen’s spokesman has accused DEFRA of ‘fiddling while Rome burns’ by failing to set catch limits for this year for EU vessels fishing in UK waters for non-quota species,…
Greenpeace activists stopped a French fly-shooter from fishing on an MPA off the Sussex coast last week. Onboard the Greenpeace vessel was local Green Party MP Caroline Lucas (Brighton Pavilion), who takes a keen interest in protecting MPAs. Caroline Lucas…
– Greenpeace under fire – UK landings in 2020 down 24% – Warning of business failures if exports issues not resolved – IFSA launches petition for coastal community ‘survival’ – Norway impatient as 2021 fishing talks drag on – Appeal…
– DEFRA consults on quota plans – Ocean Challenge leaves Killybegs for Shetland – Greenpeace boards supertrawler in N Sea MPA – Shetland MP to meet minister on safety – Still hopes for Brexit deal – Scallop leader slams…
– SSA: Seafish must change – Jacqueline Anne launched at Buckie – Kirkwall RNLI rescues crew from stricken vessel – Greenpeace dumps boulders on Dogger Bank MPA – Single-handed fisherman rescued off Dorset – Havara arrives at Whitby from…
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