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 split between Scotland, Wales, Northern ...
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 the over 15 metre Area ...
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 basis from 1 January 2021. ...
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 that were made to the ...
SFF blast Brexit negotiations. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said: “Amid all the rumours and speculation, we have been clear from the outset that the industry only seeks the same sorts ...
Fatal Miscalculation – A huge miscalculation lies at the heart of the EU’s negotiating strategy as we now head, apparently inexorably, into a future relationship unmediated by an overall framework agreement states an article on ...
Half of fish in local waters landed by EU vessels. More than half of the fish and shellfish caught in Shetland waters is landed by EU fishing boats, while the local fleet gets less than ...
Fishing centre stage in EU negotiations. Negotiations with the EU have bounced back centre stage, as time to reach an agreement of the UK’s future relationship with the EU runs out. Both parties have said ...
Supertrawlers increase activity in UK MPAs during lockdown. A Greenpeace investigation has revealed that in the first 6 months of 2020, supertrawlers almost doubled their fishing time in UK Marine Protected Areas compared to the ...
EU vessels landing even more fish from UK waters. EU fishing vessels have been increasing the amount of fish they catch in UK waters at a much faster rate than the UK’s own boats. Analysis ...
UK Brexit deal negotiators must ‘stand firm’ on fisheries. Shetland Fishermen’s Association has urged UK negotiators to “stand firm” when talks over the future relationship between the UK and EU start later today. Referring to ...
Fishing industry seeks support for December 2020 CFP exit. The fishing industry is urging politicians to support its goal of exiting the Common Fisheries Policy within one year of the general election. Scottish Fishermen’s Federation ...
Stronger protection for UK Waters. Independent panel calls for views on introduction of Highly Protected Marine Areas. The public are being asked to give their views on strengthening protections for UK waters to help safeguard ...
Commercial Fishing In Non UK Waters After Brexit – UKFAs prepare licensing for commercial fishing in non-UK waters after Brexit A licensing authority has been set up to ensure UK fishermen have the correct licences ...
Irish call to link trade with access to UK waters. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, TD, has had discussions with French, German, Dutch, Danish, Polish and Slovakian Ministers, where ...
SFF Ambitious Growth Forecast – The fishing industry should be the fastest growing sector of the Scottish economy in the next decade. That is the ambition of new Scottish Fishermen’s Federation chief executive Elspeth Macdonald ...
Brexit pulse fishing ban – EU vessels will no longer be able to carry out electric pulse fishing in UK waters after Brexit, Fisheries Minister George Eustice has announced. Pulse trawling is a controversial fishing ...