Land: UK

The Clyde Fishermen’s Association has won its three-year battle with the European Commission over an administrative mistake on the number of days that West of Scotland fishing vessels could put to sea in 2007. The error by the EC resulted in the official sanction of a greater cut than there should have been in the number of days that West coast fishing vessels were allowed to fish in that year.

The decision to close the English whitefish fleet down for

New European Union rules to tackle illegal fishing worldwide came into force in January 2010.

UK’s two main fishermen federations have come together to voice their anger against the negative portrayal of fishing in TV programme.

Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has appointed eight new board members, revealed the Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn.

At quarter to three this afternoon, Aberdeen Coastguard received a

On 21st May 2008 the trawler Adoration CN78 was fishing for prawns in upper Loch Fyne. The trawler was seen from the shore to have contact with buoys marking a fleet of creels which lay about 200 yards off shore at Inverary. A total of 34 creels were lost.

AKVA group and Marine Harvest Scotland recently signed an agreement for the supply of Polarcirkel cages and testing of EcoNets for 2010. The companies will now work together in Scotland to reduce the risk of fish escapes.

Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead today received the ‘Shark Champion Award’

The Marine Institute has launched a new marine fisheries Atlas