Land: UK

Fishing boat owner convicted for many frauds and feared heavy fines would cost him his home.

The owners and skippers of six Newlyn fishing vessels who deliberately over-fished protected fish stocks for financial gain and an auctioneer who sold their fish were ordered to pay a total of £188,450 in fines and costs by a judge at Truro Crown Court on January 6th 2009.

The Agency has today launched a public consultation on proposals

The Agency FSA has launched a public consultation on proposals to review its advice to consumers on eating fish in the light of sustainability issues.

An occurrence of a fish disease, Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA),

The Scottish Government has agreed to help fishermen to meet the cost of new conservation and to support fishing fleets.

The biggest seafood company in the UK is to put North Sea cod back on the menu.

The December Fisheries Council 2008 meeting was held in Brussels to discuss the TACs and quotas for 2009.

Many west coast fishermen and their families will sleep easier

The final agreement at the EC Fisheries Council in Brussels has resulted in a reprieve for prawn (langoustine) and whitefish fishermen on the West coast of Scotland but the measures agreed will represent a massive and difficult challenge for fishermen in their implementation.