Tag: Defra
Cefas science adviser appointed ICES vice-president. Following the ICES’ 109th Statutory Meeting of its Council in October, Defra’s Chief Fisheries Science Adviser Carl O’Brien’s nomination as 1st Vice-President of ICES, has been confirmed, with a majority of ...
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 England. The time-limited competitive rounds, ...
Northumberland trawling bylaw updated Northumberland Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NIFCA) have successfully amended a Trawling byelaw that will give greater protection to the marine environment in its district. Following a public consultation by NIFCA ...
English skippers complete bluefin tuna tag and release training. Some 40 skippers and crew members from fishing ports across South-West and Southern England have successfully completed their specialist training to catch, tag and release Atlantic ...
Defra consults over scallop management. Defra is launching two calls for evidence from 19 July 2021 to 30 August 2021 to capture views from the fishing sector, wider fishing community and other relevant stakeholders on: latent ...
New health certificates for exports to the EU from August. An update following guidance from Defra on changes to seafood export health certificates from 21 August 2021. Since the end of the transition period, UK ...
Government back in court over failure to tackle river pollution. WWF, Angling Trust and Fish Legal renew legal challenge over harmful pollution in England’s rivers. Government accused of “shirking its responsibility” for river health. WWF, ...
New Fisheries Centre Of Excellence launched. With fundamentally important scientific questions and issues still remaining to be tackled in the coming years, Cefas’ new Fisheries International Centre of Excellence (ICoE) launched today aims to become the international go-to source of advice for successful fisheries management. Defra Chief ...
Failed fisheries deal with Norway statement from SPFA. Reacting to the failure of the UK and Norway to agree a fisheries deal for 2021, Ian Gatt, chief executive of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association, said: ...
Dates confirmed for English Fisheries and Seafood Scheme. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has confirmed dates for the first English Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) panel. The MMO is administering the new £6.1 million FaSS ...
UK waters are home again to the bluefin tuna. Marine scientists in the UK and Ireland have analysed multiple datasets, spanning a 16-year period, to document the increase in bluefin, which arrive into the waters ...
UK Government supports seal protection campaign. Last week, the Seal Alliance launched a campaign, backed by Defra, aimed at educating the public about the devastating impacts human interactions can have on seals. The UK is home ...
£6.1 million Fisheries and Seafood Scheme opens for applications. New scheme launches to provide £6.1 million over the next 12 months to support England’s seafood sector, coastal communities and marine environment. The Marine Management Organisation ...
Forty New MPAs in Next Three Years Towards the end of a recent NFFO meeting with the management authorities (MMO/Defra and nature advisors, JNCC) it was revealed that it is the Government’s intention to implement ...
Trade is the key to unlocking the best deal, says UK Fisheries UK Fisheries, which runs the UK’s distant water freezer trawler, Kirkella, has said that being outside of the EU means there is a ...
What happened to FOIF? Future of Inshore Fisheries The NFFO takes stock of what happened to the Future of Inshore Fisheries Initiative. Amid Covid and the general post-TCA gloom, many are wondering what happened to ...
Clean Catch UK launches new bycatch reporting app, designed with fishermen, on #WorldWildlifeDay. Clean Catch UK researchers have formed a unique collaboration with members of the UK fishing industry to produce an app designed to ...
Interactive map to support Dorset and Devon aquaculture. The Dorset and East Devon Coast has been mapped as part of a project aiming to help develop sustainable aquaculture across the region while recognising existing marine ...
Increased support for fishing and shellfish businesses. The Government has announced enhanced financial support for the seafood industry with cash grants for seafood and aquaculture businesses across the UK. In January, the Government made available £23 ...
Government Agrees to Second Financial Support Package After weeks of lobbying by the NFFO the Government has announced a further tranche of financial support for the fishing industry. An announcement has been made of a ...
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