UK government

  • Oceana renews attack on bottom trawling

    Oceana renews attack on bottom trawling

    6th January 2022

    The UK government’s intention to issue over 1,000 licences to EU and UK fishing vessels for 2022 permitting them to bottom trawl in UK Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is in contravention of the Habitats Regulations, which could make the licences…

  • COP26: Processors must lead on sustainable production

    COP26: Processors must lead on sustainable production

    2nd November 2021

    Businesses need to rise to the climate challenge – but so do governments, says the team at leading processor Young’s Seafood Earlier this year, the Blue Food Assessment highlighted the critical role that aquatic foods will play in global food…

  • Government sets new timetable for import controls

    Government sets new timetable for import controls

    22nd September 2021

    The UK government has set out what it describes as a ‘pragmatic’ new timetable for introducing full import controls for goods being imported from the EU to the UK. Its statement explains: “Businesses have faced a range of challenges over…

  • First cash from £100m fund announced

    First cash from £100m fund announced

    21st September 2021

    The first instalment of the £100m promised to the industry to help it rebuild after Brexit has been announced. Fishing businesses across the UK will have access to £24m to develop technology, trial new gear and support research to improve…

  • SFA: ‘Don’t cut cod quotas next year’

    SFA: ‘Don’t cut cod quotas next year’

    15th September 2021

    Science out of step with abundance Fishermen in Shetland are warning Scottish and UK government ministers to think twice about cutting cod quotas next year, after official figures showed there were 285m cod in the North Sea, reports Tim Oliver.…

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