netsmen

  • New Issue: Fishing News 23.04.20

    New Issue: Fishing News 23.04.20

    21st April 2020

        – 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…

  • New issue: Fishing News 23.01.20

    New issue: Fishing News 23.01.20

    22nd January 2020

      – Brexit trade-off danger – ‘Complex’ talks and need to avoid ‘skirmishes’ at sea – Fighter for salmon netsmen steps down – Greens defend their role in EU advisory councils – Draft legislation for Irish penalty points system underway –…

  • Whitby netsman continues traditional way of life on Courage

    Whitby netsman continues traditional way of life on Courage

    11th October 2018

    Passion and vigilance, allied to a lifetime’s experience and local knowledge of tidal trigonometry, delivers a return The salmon drift-net fishery has sustained fishermen and their families along the coast of northeast England for generations. Whitby skipper Martin Hopper is…

  • Salmon: over-precautionary approach

    Salmon: over-precautionary approach

    1st November 2017

    Salmon netsmen on the Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire coast again face a period of great uncertainty as regards to their future. With an interim Net Limitation Order coming up at the end of this year, lifelong netsmen are extremely concerned…

  • Filey netsmen fight for long-term future

    Filey netsmen fight for long-term future

    15th May 2017

    Salmon and sea trout fishermen in Filey on the Yorkshire coast have put forward voluntary proposals to restrict their fishery to try to preserve it, and Filey’s fishing heritage, for future generations. They put forward their proposals at a recent…

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