Tag: Defra
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 ...
Managing crab and lobster catches could offer long-term benefits to fishermen and the environment. The UK’s commercial fishing industry is currently experiencing a number of serious challenges. However, a study by the University of Plymouth ...
£23 million Seafood Disruption Support Scheme now open. Seafood exporting businesses across the UK that have been affected by the challenges of adjusting to new requirements for exporting to the EU can apply from today ...
SSPO comment on Brexit Seafood Taskforce. Tavish Scott, Chief Executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation, welcomed the announcement of the Brexit seafood task force but questioned the decision to lead it from the UK ...
New financial support for UK fishing businesses that export to EU. Seafood exporters across the UK will receive government funding of up to £23 million, to support businesses which have been most adversely affected by ...
No sign of border obstacles dissipating. With exports of fish and shellfish into the EU impeded by a range of border issues, Defra has formed a new stakeholder group to address the mounting crisis. The ...
Vital that UK fish exporters enter correct documentation details. There have been reports of some fish exporters facing disruption with exports to the EU. With both the UK and French systems to certify exports working, ...
Defra state Brexit deal will result in significant uplift in quota for Scotland – The Scottish government and the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) have raised concerns over the UK-EU agreement which has been reported in ...
British experts help Mauritius protect coral reefs from oil spill. UK sends British ecology and marine experts at the request of the Mauritian government. The UK Government has sent three British ecology experts and one ...
Report underlines importance of MPAs. Earlier this month, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) of the UK released their report ‘Developing the evidence-base to support climate-smart decision-making on MPAs’ on the finding of the Defra-funded Climate-smart ...
Further £1 million invested into England’s fishing industry. A £1 million grants scheme supporting innovative ways to sell fish and shellfish has awarded the first grants to projects across England. The Domestic Seafood Supply Scheme ...
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