Land: UK

Fishermen in Sussex have agreed with European Union moves to scrap the controversial catch quotas and rethink over it.

Scottish fishermen will be joining the drive to promote the

Ramsey’s RNLI relief lifeboat, Bingo Lifeline, assisted a Whitehaven fishing vessel with mechanical failure that had broken down north-west of the Point of Ayre late on Friday afternoon

An NFFO delegation recently met the MSC at its London headquarters. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a range of issues arising from the MSC accreditation and logo scheme.

Tesco stores in the south west of England will be sourcing locally-caught seafood exclusively from vessels certified to the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) as part of a new trial. The trial will see sardines, sprats and scallops landing on the fresh fish counters of Tesco’s stores in the region.

The 2008 survey of the UK seafood processing industry, conducted

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has welcomed the strong indications given

Pelagic fleet association of Scotland has encouraged the vessels to fish for litter to make the seas clean and safe.

European countries are ready for change in fisheries policy and that the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) fails.

The technology “Spy in the boat” is going on trial in Denmark as part of a plan to supervise the falling fish stocks.