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  • New Issue: Fishing News 10.09.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 10.09.20

    8th September 2020

      – SNP ‘no’ to fisheries bill – Shetland midwater trawlers land herring at Lerwick – Leigh fisherman elected chairman of town council – MCS urges sustainability in fisheries bill – MPs: ‘Ban supertrawlers after Brexit’ – MMO to launch…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 27.08.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 27.08.20

    25th August 2020

      – Supertrawler invasion – Fishermen who saved paddleboarders hailed as heroes – 700-mile kayaker raises £9,000+ for Mission – Pressures on North Sea cod fishery – Two rescued after capsize in North Sea – UK vessel owners asked to…

  • Marine management through Covid-19 and beyond

    Marine management through Covid-19 and beyond

    1st August 2020

    The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has had to adapt its way of working, but communication remains key, reports John Periam Paul Johnson, the MMO’s principal officer for the South East, has been with the regional team in Sussex since 1993,…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 16.07.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 16.07.20

    14th July 2020

    – EU plunders UK EEZ – Tecla highlights winds of change – Call for action over Shetland gear conflict – Fisheries bill enters House of Commons – IOM queen scallop season launched – New builds progress at Macduff Shipyards –…

  • Catch app legal challenge

    Catch app legal challenge

    11th May 2020

    Legal ‘warning shot’ on Catch App prosecutions Cases will be challenged in court, say industry groups Two fishing industry groups have fired a legal broadside at DEFRA and the MMO over the controversial under-10m Catch App, reports Tim Oliver. Plymouth…

  • MMO advice on help available

    MMO advice on help available

    1st April 2020

    A message from Tom McCormack, CEO of the Marine Management Organisation The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is working to continue to provide its services during the unfolding events around the Covid-19 pandemic. Our main aim in these unprecedented times is…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 02.04.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 02.04.20

    31st March 2020

      – Aid for industry – Social distancing enables Peterhead market to continue – Covid-19 shuts down Grimsby market – Safety advice issued following death of fishing apprentice – MAIB report on loss of longliner Coelleira – New project to…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 13.02.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 13.02.20

    11th February 2020

      – Scots prawn grounds probe – Huge Westminster support for industry – MMO offers reassurance on U10 catch app concerns – EU stance on fisheries set to toughen – Lords press for onboard cameras – Danish fishermen protest at…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 06.02.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 06.02.20

    4th February 2020

        – Lifejacket aircraft checks – UK industry sets out vision for better deal – New fisheries bill introduced – No Brexit betrayal, warns SFF – MMO: All rules apply during transition – Ewing: fisheries bill ‘ignores devolved process’…

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