Supermarket chain Morrisons is transferring an Apprenticeship Levy fund of over £100,000 to Supplytrain to help train 10 new fishermen for the South Western Fish Producer Organisation (SWFPO). The government Apprenticeship Levy is paid by employers to help fund apprenticeship…
Photojournalist Tony Fitzsimmons documents observations and conversations from an early-summer trip onboard the SWFPO beam trawler Mollie Jayne The Mollie Jayne prepares to leave Brixham for an eight-day trip under a clear blue sky. The South Western Fish Producers’ Organisation…
– Coronavirus crisis – Industry facing economic meltdown – Lords ‘unconvinced’ over Brexit trade talks – MCA aviation expert to review Rescue 116 crash report – Recreational fisher fined for breaches of NIFCA byelaws – Human rights policy adopted…
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…
Plans for new fisheries regime spelled out – White paper starts 10-week consultation DEFRA has published its long-awaited fisheries white paper, setting out its plans for a new UK fisheries management regime when Brexit is completed It sets out how…
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