South West

  • Pollack zero TAC for area VII would be ‘devastating’

    Pollack zero TAC for area VII would be ‘devastating’

    21st November 2023

    Concern is spreading across the South West industry as the implications of a ‘zero TAC’ recommendation for area VII pollack sink in. The species, long a mainstay of many inshore vessels, and a poster fish for low-impact fishing methods, has…

  • SW ‘to lose over £2m’ from UK-EU deal

    SW ‘to lose over £2m’ from UK-EU deal

    9th January 2023

    The English South West fishing industry stands to lose over £2m-worth of fishing opportunities as a result of the UK-EU fishing agreement for 2023 on shared stocks, according to the Cornish FPO (CFPO). The PO says there has also been…

  • Jim Portus: 30 years at the helm

    Jim Portus: 30 years at the helm

    25th October 2019

    Thirty years ago, on 1 October, 1989, fishery protection officer Jim Portus jumped ship from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF – now the MMO) to manage the South Western Fish Producers’ Organisation (SWFPO) He did so after…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 24.10.19

    New Issue: Fishing News 24.10.19

    22nd October 2019

      – Brexit deal agreed – Scots government under fire over static gear losses – 2018 record whitefish year for Shetland – UK fisheries agreement signed with Faroe Islands – French company to monitor UK vessels – Crowds brave weather…

  • Carefully managed SW wrasse fishery

    Carefully managed SW wrasse fishery

    1st August 2017

    Devon and Severn IFCA is taking the lead in the South West to manage a developing sustainable wrasse fishery using light pots. Above: Wrasse. Wrasse are in demand from salmon farms because they are natural feeders on fish lice and…

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