MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009 APPLICATION FOR WILD OYSTERS RESTORATION TYNE & WEAR Notice is hereby given that Mrs Alison Debney, Zoological Society of London, has applied to the Marine Management Organisation under the Marine and Coastal Access Act…
A move to bring back native oysters by creating new habitat in North Wales has raised some concerns from mussel fishermen in the area, who say that the oysters are being ‘restored’ on the edges of licensed mussel areas, where…
The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has published its annual classification list for commercial bivalve mollusc production areas across Ireland, reports Paul Scott. The authority assessed 135 classifications in 60 production areas against strict safety requirements for human consumption. Nine…
The absence of a clear policy on Pacific ‘rock’ oysters is threatening the future of UK shellfish aquaculture businesses, writes the Shellfish Association of Great Britain The UK’s Pacific oyster industry is under threat following recommendations from Natural England, the…
After years of working with fishermen and shellfish farmers around Wales and the UK, marine biologist Dr Andy Woolmer took the plunge and established an oyster farm in Angle Bay, Pembrokeshire. Still only in their first commercial harvest, Atlantic Edge…
Exports of live bivalve molluscs to EU banned Sector shut down in further fall-out from Brexit deal All exports to the EU of live bivalve molluscs, including cockles, mussels, scallops and oysters, that are not ready for human consumption are…
Cultivated on the Suffolk coast for centuries, artisanal oysters are once again tickling the tastebuds. John Worrall reports Down on the mid-Suffolk coast, the river Alde, which becomes the Ore, runs inside Orford Ness, the longest shingle spit in Europe,…
– Green pressure on Scots – First herring landed at Lerwick – New quay for Eastbourne fleet finally underway – No-deal Brexit looms as clock ticks – Scots government blasts UK ‘hard Brexit ideology’ – Temporary sea defences for…
– Action on North Sea cod – PM gives Brexit reassurances at Brixham – Brexit workshops for seafood businesses – West coast ‘at a tipping point’ – Brixham skipper urges by-election – France and Belgium ban pulse beaming –…
Falmouth’s oyster dredging fishery is the only example of a regulated sail-powered fishery in the UK, and possibly in Europe too. Martin Johns reports Many fishermen often comment that, on a good day, theirs is the best job in the…
