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£6 million fund to support UK fishing industry reopens for 2024. Highly popular Fisheries and Seafood scheme (FaSS) re-opens for 2024 Around £6 million in funding will help to support […]
Fishing industry sees annual leave dip by 12% in last year. A new report reveals that employees in the fishing sector are not using their full annual leave entitlement, which […]
Fishing industry needs radical change of government thinking. An article by Jane Sandell, CEO, UK Fisheries. In what will (almost) certainly be the election year of 2024, we at UK […]
European fishing industry criticises ‘urgent’ closure of Bay of Biscay by French authority and calls for fair treatment and compensation. After a decision by the French court to close fishing […]
Ministers urged to work with fishing industry, not against it The Scottish Government needs to work in tandem with the fishing industry if it is to avoid a repeat […]
Herring success leads to optimism for Manx fishing industry Isle of Man fishermen have successfully caught the allocated 100-tonne quota of herring in Manx waters within weeks of receiving Government […]
New report shows Norwegian fishing industry is key for employment. A new report from Nofima shows that the fishing industry is key for employment and value creation along the Norwegian […]
Hiding behind Europe on fuel assistance for the Irish fishing industry needs to stop, says Sinn Féin. Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Fisheries and the Marine Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD is […]
With sharing arrangement consultations on the Northeast Atlantic pelagic stocks being resumed this month, the EU fishing industry calls on all Coastal States to give top priority to discussions on […]
£20.8 million UK funding boost for the Scottish fishing industry. The UK Government has announced the latest Scottish projects to receive investment from the £100 million UK Seafood Fund. A […]
UK Government seizes post-Brexit freedoms for fishing industry. The UK Government has set out further steps to deliver a thriving, sustainable fishing industry and healthy marine environment for generations to […]
Fisheries Development Oman (FDO), a leading organization in the development of sustainable commercial aquaculture and fisheries sectors, is proud to announce its participation as a platinum sponsor in the highly […]
EU fishing industry disappointed with Coastal States’ failure to seal mackerel sharing deal. The EU fishing industry is highly disappointed that the Northeast Atlantic Coastal States, despite intensified efforts over […]
Member States and fishing industry meet to discuss the fisheries package. One month after the publication of the European Commission ‘Action Plan: Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and […]
Welsh Fishing Industry Support Announced Fishers and vessel owners in Wales will be able to apply to a £400,000 fund from 3 April to adapt to the rapidly changing market […]
HPMAs will have catastrophic impact on fishing industry. Banning fishing in a tenth of Scottish waters under a network of new Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) will have a catastrophic […]
Fishing industry nets new funding to train the next generation. Innovative training programmes to attract new recruits and improve the quality of training in the fishing, seafood and aquaculture sectors […]
Using fishing industry data and knowledge as a contributor to marine science. Dr Steven Mackinson, the Chief Scientific Officer for the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association, is one of the co-authors […]
Irish fishing industry in positive EU meeting. Irish fishing industry representatives held what they described as a ‘positive’ meeting with the EU Fisheries Commission in Brussels last week. In a […]
Irish minister meets fishing industry to discuss EU/Norway negotiations. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has met fishing industry representatives in the Marine Institute in Galway and discussed […]
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