Scottish fisheries leaders have urged the prime minister to help them build back the industry after the bad Brexit deal, which has left skippers battling for fishing opportunities while EU vessels continue to have full access to UK waters. At…
Industry stresses need to plan for co-existence Huge areas of Scottish waters are being earmarked for offshore renewable projects, reports Tim Oliver. An auction for the right to develop new areas to produce 10 gigawatts of power was held in…
Fishing industry figures have spoken out to encourage owners and skippers to take part in the annual survey of the UK fishing fleet, which begins on Monday, 5 July and will run throughout the summer. The survey is carried out…
Businesses ‘will look to consolidate’ A Scottish industry leader has warned that there is a big shortfall in some key quotas for whitefish vessels this year that will see some boats without enough quota to last the year, reports Tim…
Fishing News is proud to present the Fishing News Awards 2021, taking place virtually at 7pm on 17 June and showcasing the amazing achievements of the industry throughout 2020. The Fishing News Awards wouldn’t be possible without the support of…
Industry plans to cut N Sea cod catches Meeting with Danes and Norwegians Industry leaders are engaged with their counterparts in Denmark and Norway to develop measures to reduce fishing effort on North Sea cod, reports Tim Oliver ICES scientists…
Minister: Chokes could tie up boats by mid-year Lords warn of discards ban enforcement problems UK fisheries minister George Eustice has acknowledged that the discards ban, which is now fully in force, could mean that some boats could be tied…
We must leave CFP from day one warn industry groups. As serious Brexit talks take place this month, fishing industry groups have declared forcefully that the industry must not be part of any transition deal the government agrees with the…
Marine Scotland is introducing new king scallop landing regulations that will come into effect on Thursday, 1 June, 2017. A plan to introduce new controls was announced in 2015, but they were delayed because provisions covering remote electronic monitoring (REM)…
A meeting on Monday last week (15 February) to discuss technical measures to protect the Farne Deeps Nephrops fishery produced no agreement, reports Tim Oliver. Scientists say the stock needs recovery and at the December Council it was proposed that…
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