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Fishing is the top thriving industry in the UK , report reveals. The Agricultural, Forestry and Fishing industry had the highest business survival rate in Q2 2023, with 42% fewer […]
New research on ‘winners and losers’ of future climate change on UK fish. A new paper published by Cefas is helping the UK fishing industry to understand the future impacts of climate […]
Seafish launches 2023 UK Fishing Fleet Survey. Fishing vessel owners and skippers around the UK are encouraged to join the annual survey of the UK fishing fleet starting on Monday […]
UK Seafood sector jobs to be added to the Shortage Occupation List. From the summer, share fishermen, trawler skippers and experienced deckhands on large fishing vessels will benefit from lower […]
NFFO elects its next chairman. Chris Ranford will be the next Chairman of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations. He was elected recently by the NFFO’s Executive Committee and will […]
‘Too risky’ to delay investment in safe and viable Net Zero fishing vessels. Delaying investment in net zero fishing vessels is a risky strategy, according to a new report commissioned […]
Increased fishing opportunities worth £750 million agreed for 2023. The UK has secured a further £282 million in fishing opportunities for the UK fishing industry in 2023 after reaching a […]
£10m to support seafarers in crisis. The Seafarers’ Charity has announced that an incredible £10 million has been awarded by the Charity to support the safety and welfare of seafarers […]
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 […]
SafetyNet Technologies launches CatchCam at Pacific Marine Expo, Seattle. SafetyNet Technologies (SNTech), a UK-based fishing tech company, are launching CatchCam, an underwater video camera designed for commercial fishing, at Pacific […]
Anthony Mangnall MP secures parliamentary debate on the Inshore Fishing Fleet. Anthony Mangnall MP (Totnes) will lead a debate in Parliament’s Westminster Hall on Tuesday 14th June 2022 to draw […]
Accelerated offshore wind increases the spatial squeeze of fishing, according to an article on the NFFO website. The Government’s response to the energy security provoked by the Russia’s invasion of […]
Call for fuel support to ensure food security. Shetland’s fishing fleet faces tie-ups and job losses as vessels are crippled by rising fuel costs. Due to the conflict in Ukraine […]
Seafarers Hospital Society launches webinar series. The ongoing pandemic, geopolitical unrest and increasing operational and administrative burdens pose an ongoing challenge to seafarer health and wellbeing. Not only do these […]
Fuel price crisis. The NFFO has, today, written to the Fisheries Minister, Victoria Prentis MP, to outline their concerns of the effects that the current fuel price crisis will have […]
Ukraine. The resistance of the Ukrainian people to Russian invasion will go down in history as a beacon of courage, unity, and human values against authoritarian dictatorship. At home we […]
Fisheries APPG discuss Marine Protected Areas. At last month’s All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Fisheries, “Fisheries and Protected Areas” event, the group heard from speakers from a range of organisations, […]
Wales first in UK to require all commercial fishing boats have monitoring devices. Wales has today become the first nation in the UK to require all of its licensed commercial […]
Eustice – UK committed to levelling up coastal communities. On Monday 27 December, the UK government announced a £75 million investment to modernise the UK fishing industry and level up coastal communities. […]
£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 […]
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