‘Now is the time for the Irish Government and the EU to address the massive disparity in Ireland’s share of EU fishing quotas’ – That’s according to sector representatives, who […]
Offshore wind developers urged to protect local fishing industry. Offshore windfarm developers are being urged to spend some of their billion pound-plus development resources on protecting Shetland’s fishing industry. Ocean […]
Boost for UK fishing industry with new infrastructure projects. £20 million awarded to modernise and improve infrastructure across the seafood sector, with a further £30 million available. Funding will boost […]
UK fishers highlight displacement crisis for fishing industry. Committee Room 9 in the Palace of Westminster recently saw the parliamentary launch of the ABPmer report, commissioned by the NFFO and […]
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 […]
Irish Minister discusses challenges with fishing industry. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, met with representatives of the fishing industry to discuss a number of important […]
Crowded seas a serious threat to fishing industry, warns major new report More than half of Scottish waters could be closed to fishing fleets by 2050 if the industry continues […]
Fishing industry and Hexicon unveil historic collaboration Floating offshore wind project proposed for the North West The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) and Sinbad Marine Services have signed a Memorandum of […]
ReSea Project calls on fishing industry to help tackle issue of plastic pollution. ReSea Project is calling on companies and organisations in the fishing industry to upscale their environmental credentials by signing up to […]
Fishing industry voices highlight impacts of Brexit in new report from the APPG on fisheries. Trade, access, quotas, markets, and management of fisheries resources all highlighted for political attention by […]
Climate change alters the fishing industry. Effects already noticeable | Central topic at fish international. Climate change is not an abstract construct, it has already arrived on our doorstep and […]
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 […]
Transit visas and migrant worker concerns in the UK fishing industry This week has seen the publication of two reports raising concerns about transit visas and migrant worker welfare. On […]
EU must end dangerous funding of fossil fuels for fishing industry. Reacting to the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) mitigation report, Our Fish Programme Director Rebecca […]
Brexit “fails to deliver Government promises on fishing industry”, new study reveals. Benefits to UK fisheries from Brexit “fall far short of government rhetoric”, a new study has revealed. The […]
£1 million made available to support Welsh fishing industry. The Welsh fishing community is being invited to submit applications to a £1m fund to primarily help mitigate the ongoing impact […]
£75m boost to modernise UK fishing industry and level up coastal communities. Multimillion investment boost to infrastructure to modernise UK ports and processing facilities and create jobs. Funding will also go […]
Fishing industry ramps up safety messages after worst year in a decade for fishing fatalities. Latest Home and Dry campaign from the Fishing Industry Safety Group (FISG) turns the spotlight […]
EU fishing industry disappointed by ICCAT’s decisions. Europêche represented the European fishing fleet at the 27th ordinary meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) following […]