This week in Fishing News you will find: – Two-part scallop deal – New Serene welcomed home to Walsay – Brid skippers report further pot losses – NFFO: Brexit bigger than scallop row – Scottish west coast 2019 choke fears…
NFFO: ‘Industry should not underestimate threat’ Environmentalists and celebrities are campaigning to fast-track marine protected areas (MPAs) and ban all fishing within them regardless of evidence, reports Tim Oliver The current approach to MPAs is evidence-based and permits human activities…
The NFFO has elected a new chairman. He is Andrew Pascoe of Newlyn, and he will take over the chairmanship of the federation from Mike Cohen at the NFFO AGM later in the summer. Andrew was unanimously elected at the…
We must leave CFP from day one warn industry groups. As serious Brexit talks take place this month, fishing industry groups have declared forcefully that the industry must not be part of any transition deal the government agrees with the…
Fears over EU barriers after Brexit. A major research study is underway at Hull University to look at potential new markets for lobsters if access to EU markets becomes a problem after Brexit, reports Tim Oliver. A driving force behind…
But long battle ahead before final decision. MEPs voted by a large majority last week for a ban on electric pulse fishing, reports Tim Oliver. In a full plenary session of the European Parliament, an amendment MEPs had added to…
PM proposes two-year Brexit transition. Uncertainty over fisheries and EU must agree. The anticipated benefits for fishermen from Brexit could be delayed well beyond March 2019, after Theresa May proposed a two-year transition period in a major Brexit speech, reports…
NFFO: ‘December talks still crucial until Brexit’ Problems facing fishermen over bass, skates and rays and spurdogs were among a wide range of issues discussed last week as vital pre-December Council talks between the industry and government got underway, reports…
UK pulls out of London Convention deal on 6-12 access. The government has put in motion steps to secure exclusive control over the UK’s 12-mile limit, reports Tim Oliver. DEFRA secretary Michael Gove announced last week that the UK has…
A meeting has been called at Lowestoft on Friday 16 June, where fishermen can put questions to the MMO and fishermen’s leaders on anything from day-to-day fishing issues to Brexit, reports John Worrall. Above: Meeting convenor June Mummery of Lowestoft…
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