Italian conglomerate Aquafil, owners of recycling company Nofir, have patented a method of recycling the netting used aquaculture cages, making it possible to recover copper impregnation for re-use. ‘The fact…
The new vice-chair of the EU Committee on Fisheries, Danish MEP Asger Christensen, has spent a week touring fishing ports in Jutland and commented that this has been a valuable…
Lewes District Council has secured funding of £12.50 million from the Levelling Up Fund to regenerate the English south coast fishing port of Newhaven. The regeneration plans aim to establish…
It’s ten years since a group of fifty small-scale fishermen met in Brussels, coming together from nine EU nations, to establish Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) as a dedicated…
There has been steady good fishing for blue whiting in a couple of areas south of the Faroe Islands, close to the UK line, with Icelandic and Faroese pelagic vessels…
Record volumes of squid are being seen in the waters around Shetland, according to an annual independent survey. While haddock continues to be the most abundant stock, more than three…
The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) has presented the three new chartered patrol vessels which will serve as additional platforms for EU fisheries inspections in European and international waters. Following…
‘The year’s got off to an acceptable start on the Westfjords fishing grounds, even though fishing has often been better. The last trip was a good one, with fine fishing…
This week the European Parliament in Strasbourg will vote on a motion for a resolution on small-scale fisheries, with LIFE Platform, representing European small-scale fishermen, calling for a differentiated approach…
The European Commission has adopted a report on the outcomes of the Western Mediterranean (WestMED) initiative which has been in place for the last five years. The resulting recommendations are…