Labour

  • Daniel Zeichner: ‘Fishing communities deserve so much better’

    Daniel Zeichner: ‘Fishing communities deserve so much better’

    20th October 2022

    Writing ahead of last week’s Westminster fisheries debate, Daniel Zeichner, Labour’s shadow food, farming and fisheries minister, sets out his priorities on support for the industry The identity of the new fisheries minister has not yet been confirmed. Whoever it…

  • Ireland ‘highest risk in Europe’ for potential labour abuse

    Ireland ‘highest risk in Europe’ for potential labour abuse

    21st April 2022

    A group of academics writing in the science journal Nature Communications, analysing 8,768,000 fishing vessel trips and 5,800 transhipment operations worldwide recorded by the UK-based NGO Global Fishing Watch, have concluded that the UK and Ireland are the most likely…

  • Quota reallocation pledge

    Quota reallocation pledge

    26th November 2018

    Labour: ‘We’ll back small-scale fleet’ – More quota promised in fisheries bill debate Labour MPs called for a redistribution of quotas during a debate on the second reading of the fisheries bill that will set up a new fisheries regime…

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