The EU-UK Specialised Committee on Fisheries set up as part of Brexit, confirmed new agreements at the end of last month designed to harmonise management and provide for more practical working arrangements for fishermen. Possibly the most welcome will be…
Mid-July saw several Cornish sardine fleet skippers make exploratory trips into Mount’s Bay. Aboard the ring-netter Lyonesse, Skipper Will Treneer was keen to pick up some early marks. Crew Tom Lambourn and Treeve Perry let go the ropes just after…
‘Important tourist attraction’ says London MP, as disconnect with reality of life at sea becomes ever starker Under intense pressure? Wasthe MP for Richmond Park talking about seals, or the fishermen who are being put out of business by the…
Hopes that ‘quota for access’ swap will encourage other states to fish within historic quota shares Negotiations from Norway and the UK have confirmed a quota and access agreement for mackerel in 2023 that will see the two countries share…
Fishing opportunities worth £5m to UK – and hope of a resolution in the Special Area licensing dispute Defra has confirmed that a coastal states agreement between the UK and Faroe has been reached for 2023. It claims that the…
Scotland’s Pelagic fishing industry is taking the government to court over the changes introduced to the economic link provisions attached to the vessel’s licence. The action has been taken jointly by the Shetland Fish Producers’ Organisation (SFPO) and the Scottish…
The Wiron 6, one of the two small pelagic freezer trawlers operated through a subsidiary of the North Atlantic Fishing Company, which also operates the largest freezer trawler on the UK register, made another landing into Grimsby last week, its…
The Annual UK/Norway seafood summit, held in Fishmonger’s Hall, reconvened last week after a two-year Covid hiatus. It opened with speeches from Norwegian minister for fisheries and ocean policy Bjørnar Skjæran and UK fisheries minister Mark Spencer, in front of…
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) says that its UK and Ireland Market Report for 2022 demonstrates ‘continued progress’, reports Paul Scott. The report highlights the findings of the MSC’s latest consumer research, examines recent trends in certified product sales, and…
The UK Trade and Business Commission, a group whose members include MPs from all major political parties, representing all areas of the UK, has asked the fishing industry for views on how to improve market and trading conditions in the…
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