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Eat local fish: Nutrients “lost” to exports could help health and climate. Unique study maps seafood supply and consumption by species UK’s oily fish mostly exported despite health and climate […]
New technology to help identify invasive species. New tech already helping to identify highly invasive species in UK waters. The National Fisheries Laboratory has seen crucial developments on how species […]
UK should be punished for sandeel closure, say Danish fishing groups. A grouping Danish fishing organisations says the sandeel closure in UK waters will have serious implications for its sector. […]
Changes to mesh size requirements for vessels targeting squid within UK waters, SFPA publishes new Information Notice. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has issued a new Fisheries Information Notice (FIN) […]
Humpback whales migrate through UK Waters. A potential migratory corridor for north Atlantic humpback whales has been identified off the coast of Northern Ireland, Ireland and Scotland through a wide-ranging […]
Environment Agency warns of threat of Prussian carp and other non-native species in UK waters. Environment Agency’s National Fisheries Laboratory carries out crucial work to curb threats from Prussian carp […]
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 […]
Oceana to step up campaigns in the UK. Oceana, the world’s largest ocean conservation organisation, is expanding its campaigns to protect and restore waters in the United Kingdom (UK). More […]
Brexit “fails to deliver Government promises on fishing industry”, new study reveals. Benefits to UK fisheries from Brexit “fall far short of government rhetoric”, a new study has revealed. The […]
Bluefin tuna tagged for the first time in UK waters. Bluefin tuna have been tagged with state-of-the-art acoustic tracking tags for the first time in UK waters. The huge fish, […]
Dispute over fishing licences appears to be resolved in the 6 to12 mile Limit Licence Conflict reports the NFFO. The dispute over licences for EU vessels to fish within the […]
Kingfisher launches fishing restrictions mapping website. New online service helps fishers navigate commercial fishing gear restrictions in UK waters. The Kingfisher team at Seafish, the public body that supports the […]
French domestic politics and fishing. Europe Trade and Cooperation Agreement. It is simply not possible to satisfactorily explain the current turbulence between the UK and France over licences in fishing […]
UK and France in fishing stand-off. Britain threatened on Friday to board French fishing boats and France stood by a plan to impose sanctions on British vessels in a deepening […]
Scottish fishermen urge halt to sourcing of Norwegian and Faroese mackerel. Scottish fishermen today called on retailers and food suppliers to stop sourcing Norwegian and Faroese mackerel after the two […]
Increased presence at sea deters illegal fishing – How enhancements to surveillance and fisheries control capacity is helping to keep illegal fishing at bay in England’s seas, writes the MMO. […]
Fishing quota boost distributed across the Union. The UK Government has yesterday (24 March) set out how additional fishing quota, secured through the negotiations in December last year, will be […]
Western waters crab and scallop limits managing your fishing effort. All references to Area VII are to Area VII within British Fishery Limits only. Details of the approach to managing […]
Rules on access of EU fishing vessels to UK waters. The United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed to a Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), applicable on a provisional […]
Brexit deal falls ‘far short of commitments and promises.’ Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said: “This deal falls very far short of the commitments and promises […]
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