Category: Commercial Fishing
New survey set to explore working conditions in the UK fishing industry. The Seafarers’ Charity, in partnership with researchers at University of Nottingham, launch a unique survey to explore working conditions in the UK fishing ...
NZ honorary fishery officers honoured. The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries‘ (MPI’s) honorary fishery officers are among the thousands of volunteers being honoured as part of National Volunteers Week, this week. For more than ...
MMO makes changes to Fisheries and Seafood Scheme. The Marine Management Organisation is making some important changes to the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS). A statement said: “The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is pausing funding ...
Lerwick scoops top fishing port award. Lerwick has received the 2021 Port of the Year Award in an annual presentation by Fishing News, Britain’s leading weekly publication for the industry, celebrating the sector’s finest achievements. The ...
Profit and turnover down as UK fishing fleet weathers a challenging year First Seafish economic performance estimates for 2020 show impact of pandemic on fishing industry The total operating profit of the UK fishing fleet ...
Recycling of pelagic nets supports charity’s local and international activities. Seventy tons of old nets from Shetland’s pelagic fleet have been donated to a charity that takes them apart for recycling and uses the proceeds ...
National charity competition on lookout for the UK’s best sea view. National maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, is once again on the lookout for photographers to submit their favourite images of the sea, for ...
David Linkie. The team at Fish Focus was saddened to learn that renowned fishing journalist and editor David Linkie has sadly passed away. David was a tremendously hard working and dedicated journalist, who would think ...
ISSF disappointed at outcome of tuna talks. At their recently concluded annual meeting, Indian Ocean tuna fisheries managers made minimal overall progress for the long-term protection of the region’s tuna stocks, says the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). ...
Brexit has stirred-up already complex fisheries management – EU fishing leader. Last week, Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association (PFA) president Gerard van Balsfoort was the keynote speaker on a webinar of The City of Law School – ...
EU has effective CFP rule infringement sanctioning systems. The European Commission has published an in-depth analysis of Member States’ sanctioning systems for infringements of the rules of the common fisheries policy (CFP), covering the period ...
Irish seafood task force sets out recommendations. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has now received the interim report of the Seafood Sector Task Force. The Minister set up the Seafood ...
Drop last month in Icelandic fish catch. The total catch of Icelandic vessels was 108 thousand tonnes in May 2021 which is 14% less than in May 2020. Demersal catch was 42 thousand tonnes of ...
Hercules Hydraulics system for new 20.4 metre trawler. A complete hydraulic and electrical control system has been designed, supplied and installed by Hercules Hydraulics on the first new 20.4 metre Netter to be built in ...
Concern that tuna deal does not go far enough. With clear scientific advice and mounting pressure from top retailers and supply chain companies, IOTC members finally agreed an interim rebuilding plan on the third attempt ...
Legal challenge over alleged Dutch misreporting of fish catches. ClientEarth and the small-scale fishers’ platform Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) have just launched a legal challenge against the Dutch authorities for leaving the door wide open ...
HEMEXPO President appointed as Vice-Chair of SEA Europe. HEMEXPO President, Helen Polychronpoulou has vowed to redouble efforts for the voice of Europe’s shipbuilding and marine equipment to be heard, following her election as a Vice-Chair ...
Fishing Minister visits historic fishing port of Brixham. On 15 and 16 June, Fisheries Minister Victoria Prentis visited Brixham, one of England’s busiest fishing ports to witness the outstanding work carried out by local industry. ...
Local actions against a global problem? Sötenas Marine Recycling Centre shows how it’s done. Sötenas municipality in western Sweden may be small in size but it’s having a big impact in the fight against marine ...
UK Government must invest in coastal communities. A new report claims that at least fourteen thousand jobs could be created as part of rejuvenated coastal communities if the Government invests £400 million per year for ...
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