State Aid approval for liquidity aid for the Irish Scallop Fleet. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue, has announced a €560,000 support package for the Irish scallop […]
Tagging programme enables scientists to begin identifying key habitats of English Channel’s critical fish species Around 1,000 fish have been tagged in the English Channel as part of an ambitious […]
Victory! European Parliament votes to ban demersal seining. On the 12 of July 2022, BLOOM and the coastal fishers of Northern France closely won (12 votes against 11) the vote […]
English Channel may stop many rockpool species colonising UK. The English Channel prevents many rockpool species “making the jump” from Europe to the UK, new research shows. With sea temperatures expected […]
Call to save fisheries on south and east coast of England. It’s almost the end of the road for small-scale fishers along the South and East Coast, according to a […]
French green groups warning for English Channel After having exhausted marine ecosystems in the North Sea with its destructive fishing methods such as electric fishing, the Dutch industry is now […]
Danish Seine Agreement Denounced – Artisanal fishers and NGOs denounce the illegitimate Danish Seine Agreement in the English Channel. After having exhausted marine ecosystems in the North Sea with its […]
New survey on use of biodegradable fishing gear in English Channel. Would fishermen be prepared to use biodegradable fishing gear in the marine environment? And if so, under what conditions? […]
INdIGO Project researching lost and discarded fishing gear in order to develop new biodegradable fishing equipment. Fishing gear is estimated to represent 27% of marine litter with more than 26,000km […]