Repeated warnings were ignored, and fishermen’s concerns were not listened to By Jerry Percy and Sarah Ready of the New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association The lack of independent testing prior to the national roll-out of the iVMS programme is yet…
Defra announced last week a widespread consultation on the management of fly-shooting in UK waters, including an online survey The online survey is accessible here. The fishery is operated mainly by large Anglo-Dutch vessels, targeting non-quota species including red mullet,…
Brexit is one-off chance to change quota system. Inshore leader calls for revamp to help coastal communities. An inshore fishermen’s leader has spelled out that Brexit will provide the government with a one-off opportunity to completely reset the quota allocation system…
Initiatives needed to help inshore fleet An inshore fishermen’s leader has spelled out that the Brexit delay will create major problems for the under-10m fleet, reports Tim Oliver But he says the almost three-year wait before the UK can be…
Under-10 boats make up more than three quarters of the UK fleet but get a tiny fraction of the fishing opportunity, It’s time they got organised. John Worral reports. Above: There are 4,255 U-10s in the UK, working from a wide…
The MMO has rejected 261 applications for authorisations to fish bass under the new 2017 regulations, reports Tim Oliver. It received 661 applications, of which 377 had been approved and 261 rejected as of 8 May, while 23 were still…
