– Fight to break free of CFP – ‘Act now to save industry’, Gove told – KFO: Burden-sharing ‘imperative’ for survival of Irish industry – Last of early-year mackerel landed at Peterhead – EU seeks ‘payback’ from Ireland over under-reporting…
– Export red tape fears – Low-key start to Manx king scallop fishery – Resolute arrives at Fraserburgh – Threat of 48-hour delays to move fish – Eleventh-hour Brexit talks continue – Wash Fishery Order replacement consultation –…
– 2021 TACs signal new era – MMO plans controls on five MPAs – ‘Bitterly disappointing’ decision on foreign crewing – ‘Remain steadfast’, EU communities tell Brussels – EU ‘privileges cheap imported fish’ – EUFA: ‘UK must lose extra…
The final (if not conclusive) part of the series on geometry in line fishing With four recent days of sluggish neap tides, fair winds and sunshine, my pal skipper Colin Barden and I carried out tests to discover the diving…
The second in a three-part series on how mathematics can multiply your returns If geometry is critical in trawling, is it when towing lines with pollack boards? In my opinion, it is. Being aware of what is happening to the…
– Gear war off Shetland – Signs of EU compromise on fisheries deal – Fishermen ‘relieved’ – MMO defers app prosecution threat – £8.2m Covid-19 support paid out to 900 Scots vessels – Ewing calls for bigger share of…
– Grants for Welsh fleet – NFFO ramps up pressure for package in England – PO chief to Eustice: ‘England being left behind’ – EMFF aid for halted fishing – Frustrations in Irish fleet over Covid response delays…
Though many fishermen have compassion for marine mammals, it rarely extends to the British grey seal. Over the years, I have witnessed huge financial losses to fishermen from the ever-growing seal population in British waters. The Torquay fishermen: left to…
In the second part of his series on the ‘rule-beaters’, Phil Lockley investigates the effects of the ‘10m rule’ on wooden boatbuilding History reveals that most vessels built from wood that were considered ‘rule-beaters’ were not actually made to beat…
– Scots quota trials – Question over future of POs post-Brexit – UK fleet returned lower catch value & quantity in 2019 – ‘Spanish fleet must have access to UK waters’ – ‘Look after fishermen as well as…
