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Two new appointments at Newlyn Harbour. Following the monthly Board Meeting of Newlyn Pier & Harbour Commissioners (NP&HC), the Commission reports on the local reaction to proposed developments at Newlyn Harbour and […]
UK Fisheries Minister visits two leading Scottish exporters as salmon exports reach £665 million. Last week, Thursday 16th February 2022, Food and Fisheries Minister Victoria Prentis completed a two-day trip to […]
UK Government and Devolved Governments seek views on the Joint Fisheries Statement. Joint framework on fisheries management proposed by the UK Government and Devolved Governments. Consultation to run from 18 […]
UK Seafood Fund: Seafood Innovation Fund. The UK government’s Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) is a research and development (R&D) fund that launched in July 2019. A third call for applications […]
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. […]
UK distant water operator fears for the future. The owners of the UK’s biggest trawler have described a new government deal to win back fishing rights following Brexit as “too […]
£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 […]
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 […]
Ministers urged to take a closer look at cod quota advice. Fishermen in Shetland are warning Scottish and UK government ministers to think twice about cutting cod quotas next year […]
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 […]
Warning of higher food prices for UK consumers. The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) of the UK has warned that consumers will inevitably face higher food and drink prices if […]
Easing of COVID restrictions is good news for LISW21. Anticipation for London International Shipping Week 2021 (LISW21), the global maritime industry’s first in-person gathering since early 2020, is set to soar following Boris Johnson’s announcement that […]
MMO makes changes to Fisheries and Seafood Scheme. The Marine Management Organisation is making some important changes to the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS). A statement said: “The Marine Management […]
UK Government must invest in coastal communities. A new report claims that at least fourteen thousand jobs could be created as part of rejuvenated coastal communities if the Government invests […]
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 […]
Sustainable Scottish seafood given boost in Chinese market. The Scottish seafood industry has been given a boost with the launch of a UK government campaign to promote sustainable seafood within China. With […]
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 Fishermen’s Federation statement on UK-Norway deal. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the SFF, said: “The failure to reach an agreement on fisheries between the UK and Norway for 2021 […]
UK Fisheries slams Government for failing to reach fisheries deals. UK Fisheries, the owner of the Hull based distant water trawler, Kirkella, has criticised the UK Government for failing to […]
Scottish salmon sector welcomes cross-party recommendations to streamline export process. Scotland’s salmon producers have welcomed recommendations to improve the process of exporting seafood to the EU made today (Thursday 29 […]
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