English skippers participate in bluefin tuna research. Last week, 28 skippers and their crew from fishing ports across the South West and Southern England made their first voyage of the […]
Skippers take to the sea as part of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna monitoring programme. Today, 28 skippers and their crew from fishing ports across the South West and Southern England will […]
UK Govt urged to prioritise fresh Scottish salmon exports amid border delays. Scotland’s salmon sector has today urged the UK Government to take urgent action to support vital exports affected […]
Scallops swim into illuminated fishing pots. Scallops are drawn to illuminated fishing pots like moths to a flame, new research shows. The study examined the effect of LED lights on crab […]
Crab lobster die-off. The disturbing scenes of thousands of crabs and lobsters washed up on the beaches on the Yorkshire and Teeside beaches have caused widespread alarm and major media […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
£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 […]
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 […]
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 […]