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…
Fishermen asked for feedback in survey to mark milestone The Seafit initiative, which provides free physical and mental wellbeing services to fishermen at quaysides around the UK, has launched a survey to coincide with its fifth anniversary. The multi-award-winning programme,…
Initial results from 2023 survey confirm fishermen’s reports of increasing abundance Last week saw the 15th annual survey of the Lyme Bay MPA, alongside a Consultative Committee meeting attended by representatives from the Lyme Bay Fisherman’s CIC, fishermen from Lyme…
Fishermen are being invited to attend a series of meetings, where they’ll be asked for their views about what is important to them, and what decision-makers need to consider when writing rules or developing policy, such as new health and…
Seafood processing businesses are being encouraged to participate in the annual Seafish processing survey, which was launched last week. A research team will be contacting processing businesses across the UK between now and June. Consisting of a five-minute call and…
Seafish fleet survey researcher Euan Newgreen reports on his experience of the UK fishing community and the struggles it faces in overturning public opinion about the seafood industry As a recent graduate with an interest in the fishing industry, I…
“That’s an unfair question, and not one I am actually asking in such strict terms,” writes University College London student Max Dixon on the above question. “Fisheries are a crucial part of our shared history and culture. They have been…
Pictured here tucked up on the outer wall at Macduff, next to the Prosperity UL 250, the Greenpeace vessel Sea Beaver appears to be taking a break from ‘surveys’ that have included filming scallopers working off the North East coast,…
The Bangor University research vessel Prince Madog arrived off the Isle of Man last week to undertake the annual survey of the scallop and queenie stocks there on behalf of the Isle of Man Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture,…
How safety aware are you? Have the recent campaigns by industry champions reached you? The Fishing Industry Safety Group (FISG) wants to know more about where and how you get hold of your information about the fishing industry, be it…
