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Open letter from the Fishing Minister Victoria Prentis. To all those who contribute to our fishing, seafood and aquaculture industries, Thank you. As a nation we are all undoubtedly going […]
Scottish mackerel and herring processors call for urgent action on soaring energy costs. The Scottish Pelagic Processors Association (SPPA) – the representative organisation for Scotland’s mackerel, herring and blue whiting […]
UK Govt urged to prioritise fresh Scottish salmon exports amid border delays. Scotland’s salmon sector has today urged the UK Government to take urgent action to support vital exports affected […]
UK Government fund must prioritise fishing fleet – MPs. The Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has called on the Government to prioritise the ‘wild catching sector’ when allocating […]
Norwegian and UK fisheries ministers hold ‘constructive’ talks. Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Bjørnar Skjæran met UK counterpart Victoria Prentis in London last week to discuss fisheries cooperation. […]
Anthony Mangnall MP leads parliamentary debate on the Inshore Fishing Fleet. On 14th June, Anthony Mangnall MP (Totnes) led a debate in Parliament’s Westminster Hall to draw attention to the […]
Federation Delegation Makes the Case to Minister on Fuel Costs The four federations representing England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland recently met with Fisheries Minister, Victoria Prentis MP to underline […]
UK marine scientists discover ‘global first’ breakthrough for a low impact scallop fishery A partnership between marine scientists and fishermen in England’s South West has uncovered a new environmentally friendly […]
Government funding backs scallop fishing industry breakthrough UK Seafood Innovation Fund supports world-first, environmentally-friendly ‘scallop discos’ technique Sustainable, low-impact scallop fishing method pioneered by scientists at Fishtek Marine UK government calls […]
Export package launched to promote world-class UK seafood overseas Seafood Exports package launched to promote UK seafood in new and existing markets overseas £1 million to be invested in developing […]
UK seafood gets international promotion boost. Seafish and UK Government working together on trade events and marketing toolkit to support UK seafood exporters. Seafish, the public body supporting the UK […]
Scotland’s farm-raised salmon sector calls for more effort to reduce £3m cost of Brexit paperwork. Scotland’s farm-raised salmon sector has urged the UK Government to do all it can to […]
Fuel price crisis. The NFFO has, today, written to the Fisheries Minister, Victoria Prentis MP, to outline their concerns of the effects that the current fuel price crisis will have […]
Finfish Industry Advisory Group to provide forum for fisheries management issues. Fishing industry invited to engage with new group to support ongoing sustainable management of regionally important fisheries for non-quota […]
ScrapTheAPP commence legal challenge against MMO. ScrapTheAPP group and Plymouth Fishermen Brian Tapper have commenced the first step of a judicial review legal challenge against the Marine Management Organisation to […]
UK Fisheries Minister visits two leading Scottish exporters as salmon exports reach £665 million. Last week, Thursday 16th February 2022, Food and Fisheries Minister Victoria Prentis completed a two-day trip to […]
UK distant water operator fears for the future. The owners of the UK’s biggest trawler have described a new government deal to win back fishing rights following Brexit as “too […]
UK secures fishing access and quotas with Norway. The UK and Norway have agreed a new deal for fishing in each other’s waters in 2022 UK industry will be able […]
UK agrees fishing catch limits with EU and Norway The UK, Norway and the European Union have signed a trilateral agreement on catch limits for 2022. Catch levels agreed […]
Fisheries and Seafood Scheme funding rounds open for applications. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has opened four funding rounds for applications to help support the fishing and seafood sector in […]
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