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Fishing master fined for undersized crawfish. Martin O’ Driscoll, the Master of the Irish sea-fishing boat ‘Ballagh Boy’, with an address in Co. Cork, was convicted and fined €400 at Clonakilty […]
English crawfish fishery closures in 2024 Building on recent announcements relating to the move to a harmonised MCRS for crawfish and publication of the crab and lobster FMP, Marine Management Organisation […]
New measures announced to protect crawfish stocks in the southwest. Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is to increase the minimum conservation reference size (MCRS) for crawfish (palinurus spp) in ICES area […]
Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority officers confiscate and safely return live crawfish to the sea. Last week during a routine SFPA inshore patrol, Sea Fisheries Protection Officers, deployed along the southwest coast, […]
Cornish fishing industry lead the way for sustainable crawfish fishery. The Cornish Fish Producers’ Organisation (CFPO) has announced the rollout of a new, industry-led, voluntary management measure for the Cornish […]
Research into SW England crawfish. Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority (IFCA), Cornwall IFCA and Isles of Scilly IFCA hav received £5,752 from Seafish to aid research work […]
Crawfish research programme. Sighting of juvenile spiny lobsters (or crawfish) have increased since 2014 after many decades of reduced populations, in particular along the Devon coast. In April 2019, D&S […]
Vietnam cracks down on crawfish trade. The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has urged local authorities, the General Department of Vietnam Customs and the Market Watch General Department […]
Final few weeks to shape proposed fisheries management measures in 42 of England’s MPAs. Stakeholders have just a few weeks left to respond to MMO’s consultation on proposed fisheries management measures […]
Bidfresh’s ‘The Juice’ fresh trends report reveals health is taking centre stage in consumer choices. With fluctuating food inflation, changes in government and increases to National Insurance rates, fresh produce […]
Sea Fisheries Regulations updated. Fishers are being reminded that December 16 2024 marks the start of new regulations covering key species in English waters. The regulations were introduced via a Statutory […]
Fisheries Management Plan measures move forward. New legislation implementing a range of short-term management measures for certain species of fish has been introduced to Parliament. These new arrangements have been […]
Master of French fishing vessel convicted of illegal fishing activity. The Master of the French registered fishing vessel, ‘Pepe Barreiro’, pleaded guilty at Bandon District Court on the 7th of September […]
Sea life observations in SW England come under focus From a record number of turtles, increased reporting of seal mortalities; to high percentages of sewage overflow spills, 2023 was an […]
UK misses opportunity to become world leader on decapod welfare. Animal welfare organisation Crustacean Compassion has hit out at the UK seafood industry over their self-developed new voluntary codes of […]
Cornish fishers call for ‘ecosystem approach’ to pollack management. The decision to cut the TAC for pollack in Area 7 by 87% is causing extreme distress in the fishing communities […]
Two stage response required to address pollack crisis. The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) has called for a two-stage response to the crisis engulfing the inshore fleets, following the […]
Update on Cornish crab and lobster fisheries. In autumn 2021, Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority Cornwall (IFCA) sent a questionnaire to all 270 of its Lobster, Crawfish & Crab […]
Guolian Aquaculture makes significant changes to become world’s first ASC certified crayfish farm. Guolian (Yiyang) Crayfish Breeding Biotechnology Co., Ltd. recently became the first crayfish farm in the world to […]
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), Ireland’s competent Authority for the enforcement of Sea-Fisheries Law, have issued a reminder to the public regarding the reported sighting of an angelshark off the […]
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