Only 12 of 47 applications granted for under-12s French officials and politicians have reacted furiously to the UK publication of a list of EU under-12m vessels that will be licensed to fish in the UK six to 12-mile zone, reports…
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…
Thames demo planned this week A consortium of southern North Sea and Channel inshore fishing interests led by Greenpeace is set to mount a demonstration in the Thames this week (22 September) and deliver a declaration to the government calling…
Europêche and the EAPO have again called for EU action against Norway and Faroe in response to their unilateral decision to increase their mackerel quotas by 55% (Fishing News, 10 June, ‘Norway and Faroe raise mackerel quotas by ‘reckless’ 55%’),…
A study on Covid-19 impacts on the brown crab supply chain has been released by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products. The study is based on publicly available literature, research, news articles and data, and contributions from…
Fears about lack of control of foreign fly-dragger fleet An inshore fishermen’s spokesman has accused DEFRA of ‘fiddling while Rome burns’ by failing to set catch limits for this year for EU vessels fishing in UK waters for non-quota species,…
The UK is to ban the import and export of detached shark fins and products containing them, international ocean minister Lord Goldsmith has announced, meaning that the UK will go further than any other country in working for an end…
Launching their new report – ‘Shifting gears – achieving climate-smart fisheries’ – WWF, the RSPB and the MCS call for a raft of restrictive measures aimed mainly at trawling but also including REM and VMS on all vessels fishing in…
In June, we held our annual Fishing News Awards, which recognise the achievements of fishermen, companies, products and initiatives across the UK and Irish fishing industry. Due to the restrictions imposed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, we followed…
The Cornish Fish Producers’ Organisation (CFPO) has announced the appointment of Chris Ranford as its new CEO. He replaces Paul Trebilcock, who announced his departure from the post in June, after leading the CFPO for nearly 20 years, to take…
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