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  • Oceana urges UK and EU to ‘end overfishing’ of shared stocks

    Oceana urges UK and EU to ‘end overfishing’ of shared stocks

    29th July 2021

    As negotiations between the EU and UK under the Specialised Committee on Fisheries got underway on 20 July, green NGO Oceana issued a call for ‘an end to the overfishing of severely overexploited fish stocks’ in European waters. The new…

  • Marine scheme recycles 100t of waste gear

    Marine scheme recycles 100t of waste gear

    27th July 2021

    Supermarket Morrisons has extended its partnership with Odyssey Innovation for another year to continue tackling ghost fishing gear and help to protect coastal wildlife and habitats. Over the last four years, Morrisons has worked with Odyssey Innovation, which recovers and…

  • MPs call for ‘pragmatic’ stance on seafood exports

    MPs call for ‘pragmatic’ stance on seafood exports

    21st July 2021

    The House of Commons cross- party EFRA committee has written to DEFRA secretary of state George Eustice, urging ‘pragmatism’ to ease friction in the seafood and meat trade between Great Britain and the EU, which will also benefit the movement…

  • MPs blast Brexit deal in Westminster debate

    MPs blast Brexit deal in Westminster debate

    19th July 2021

    Minister told to engage with industry The devastation caused to all sectors of the fishing industry in all regions by the Brexit deal was spelled out in stark detail by MPs in a Westminster fisheries debate last week, reports Tim…

  • Love Seafood consumer campaign steps up a gear

    Love Seafood consumer campaign steps up a gear

    15th July 2021

    As the Love Seafood initiative moves into its second year, Seafish is planning a programme of campaigns through the rest of 2021 to enthuse UK consumers about specific types of seafood. Love Seafood is a 20-year initiative to encourage more…

  • Scottish Traditional Boat Festival’s online debut makes global waves

    Scottish Traditional Boat Festival’s online debut makes global waves

    14th July 2021

    The unique heritage and coastline of Portsoy have been celebrated around the world with the Aberdeenshire town’s first-ever digital boat festival gaining an international following. The Ahoy Portsoy virtual collection of the best of the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival has…

  • Scots seafood exports ‘27% lower than in 2018’

    Scots seafood exports ‘27% lower than in 2018’

    13th July 2021

    A report issued by the Scottish government to mark five years since the Brexit referendum notes ‘immediate, severe and visible impacts’ on the Scottish seafood sector as a consequence of the UK’s departure from the EU.  ‘The Brexit Referendum Five…

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