law

  • Modern slavery in the UK fishing sector

    Modern slavery in the UK fishing sector

    3rd December 2024

    The recent arrests under modern slavery legislation have sent shockwaves through sections of the fishing industry, with many skippers who have made the welfare of foreign crew a priority now wondering if they may nonetheless be at risk of modern…

  • Fishing and the law. Collisions: what happens next?

    Fishing and the law. Collisions: what happens next?

    1st December 2023

    Advice for fishermen from specialist marine law firm Bartons By Jo Plummery Collisions, as we know them, may well be consigned to the history books once autonomous navigation becomes the norm for commercial vessels. Until then, collisions will still be…

  • Crew Visas | Sponsor licences: What you need to know

    Crew Visas | Sponsor licences: What you need to know

    27th July 2023

    In view of the pending changes for the seafood sector with regard to employing skilled workers from overseas, is the time now right for more fishing businesses to obtain a sponsor licence? By Mark Templeton Head of immigration at legal…

  • Boulder dropping: potential legal implications

    Boulder dropping: potential legal implications

    10th November 2022

    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…

  • Fishing Within The Law: Enclosed space regulations onboard

    Fishing Within The Law: Enclosed space regulations onboard

    7th June 2022

    Solicitor and qualified fisher Jo Pummery shares inside information on how to navigate the regulations I don’t want to discourage you from reading this article by saying that the new 2022 regulations regarding entering and/ or working in enclosed spaces…

  • Poole fisherman fined over £16,000

    Poole fisherman fined over £16,000

    7th February 2022

    Bodycam footage (pictured above) taken by officers from the Southern IFCA was a key piece of evidence provided to Poole Magistrates’ Court at a hearing on 27 January. Geoffrey Bennett was found guilty of failing without reasonable excuse to comply…

  • Fishing Within The Law: Points about penalties

    Fishing Within The Law: Points about penalties

    26th January 2022

    Marine lawyer Alistair Tawse answers some common questions about the financial administrative penalties that can be issued by fishery authorities The MMO and the IFCAs essentially share a similar enforcement strategy, which is based around a Financial Administrative Penalty (FAP)…

  • Fishing Within The Law: The next generation of fishers

    Fishing Within The Law: The next generation of fishers

    27th December 2021

    Solicitor Jo Pummery discusses the requirements needed if you are carrying a young person onboard Getting kids away from social networking sites, their phones and video games and into the outdoors is a constant battle for most parents. It’s sad…

  • MCA consults on more flexible penalties

    MCA consults on more flexible penalties

    15th December 2021

    The MCA has launched a consultation on changes to the Merchant Shipping Act that would give it a wider range of enforcement powers. They would include an increased capacity to impose fines for breaches of regulations, as an alternative to…

  • Stolen Welsh engines still not recovered

    Stolen Welsh engines still not recovered

    8th December 2021

    Welsh fishermen working from the remote beach launch site of Porth Meudwy, on the Llyn peninsula, gave an update to Fishing News following the theft of six outboard engines in a single evening in October (Fishing News, 14 October, ‘Engine…

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