An Oxford University scientist is asking for support from the fishing industry in a national survey on the extent of depredation of catches by seals in commercial fishing operations. Recent underwater camera footage has shown not only seals entering trawls…
Opportunistic predators caught on CatchCam Clyde fisherman Ian Wightman, who fishes for prawns on the Eilidh Anne GK 2, has been quoted previously in the pages of FN about the explosion in seal numbers in the Clyde. Seals following the…
‘Important tourist attraction’ says London MP, as disconnect with reality of life at sea becomes ever starker Under intense pressure? Wasthe MP for Richmond Park talking about seals, or the fishermen who are being put out of business by the…
More than one million farm-raised salmon are expected to have been killed by seals in the two years to the end of 2021, according to new figures. Statistics published by Salmon Scotland, the trade body for Scotland’s farmed salmon sector…
Though many fishermen have compassion for marine mammals, it rarely extends to the British grey seal. Over the years, I have witnessed huge financial losses to fishermen from the ever-growing seal population in British waters. The Torquay fishermen: left to…
– 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…
– Brexit threat to N Ireland – Call to stop recruitment fees for foreign fisherman – Two men lost on Alize off Hook Head – Danish fishermen blast onboard cameras plan – Proposed bass measures for 2020 – MMO…
– Wind farms threat grows – Seals problem is increasing – Irish rope-grown mussels achieve blue label from MSC – EU report: ‘misreporting’ a ‘widespread phenomenon’ – Plastic found at depths of over 2,000m west of Ireland – Irish brown…
Disquiet on the eastern front – but a sole consolation As Brexit passes from delivery through dilution to disMay, East Anglia’s fishermen are no longer holding their breath. They’re just trying to get on with making a living. John Worrall…
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