With fishermen from Selsey across to Hastings now reporting dead or dying crabs in their pots, and growing complaints about sedimentation of traditional potting grounds east of the Solent and all the way to Kent, that has ‘all but killed…
A day’s fishing with a teenage skipper, supported by a thriving family business, reveals the potential for a brighter future for inshore fishing, reports John Periam. Photographs by Geoffrey Lee An opportunity arose for Fishing News to spend a day…
– 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…
Solent Engineering was started by Dave and Lucy Middleton in 2010 – and over the past decade, they have seen their business grow from strength to strength, reports John Periam The company is based in a small five-unit production facility…
– U10 E-catch roll-out – New Brixham beamer launched in Holland – Fishing News Awards 2020 open for nominations – Fishermen fined for fishing offences at Wexford court – Fishermen and greens slam Channel monster trawler – UK firm…
Cruden Bay skipper John Kensett and crewman Peter Buchan started to fish brown crab from Peterhead at the beginning of this month, with the under-10m static-gear catamaran Onward PD 349, reports David Linkie Handed over fully finished by Catapult Catamarans…
Fishermen in southeast England show their determination to survive It has not been an easy year for the fishermen along the south coast. There have been highs and lows for many of them, as recorded in Fishing News over the…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – Fishing central in Brexit – ‘Protect our fishing’ SFF urges politicians – Inshore netters fight to save Solent fishery – BIM seminar to assist fishermen with new EU landing obligation –…
Inshore fishing activities in the UK are frequently conducted in close proximity to extremely busy pilot stations, and to restricted navigation channels used by some of the biggest commercial ships in the world. Fishing News was recently invited to share…
