Community gets behind campaign to save a thousand year fishing tradition
The Yorkshire town of Filey is battling to keep fishermen on the water as well as to protect fishing history and a local identity first recorded in the Middle Ages.
ANNONCER
The Yorkshire town of Filey is battling to keep fishermen on the water as well as to protect fishing history and a local identity first recorded in the Middle Ages.
Fishermen’s organisations and Producers Organisations from all parts of the UK held a meeting in Manchester to take stock of the state of the ongoing EU exit negotiations, and to agree a broad front to hold the UK government to account on its commitments to the fishing industry.
The latest newbuild from Parkol Marine Engineering has sailed from the Whitby yard for Oban in western Scotland, where it will focus on scallping. Summer Rose was christened at the yard with a traditional naming ceremony led by a minister from the Mission to Seafarers.
Following extensive refurbishment of the Newlyn Fish Market by ProjectLink, phase one is now open and trading, with the first sales taking place in the revamped part of the building last week.
A meeting held this week and attended by nine of the ten top king scallop producers and Producers Organisations with significant scalloping interests resulted in decisions that are expected to have far-reaching and beneficial consequences for the future sustainable management of king scallop stocks, which are a species of key importance to the UK fishing industry.
A pioneering, multi-partner international scientific survey to assess the status and composition of herring stocks to the west of Scotland has found that the area to the west of Melvaig, Wester Ross, holds some importance as a winter/spring spawning ground for herring.
Mike Mitchell, managing director of Fair Seas Limited, and Nathan de Rozarieux, managing director of Tegen Mor Fisheries Consultants Limited, have been appointed to the Seafish board and will serve three year terms. These are Ministerial appointments supported by the four fisheries administrations, who jointly sponsor Seafish.
Cefas and the University of Exeter are working to track bluefin tuna and confirm reports that these fish that were once a common sight in the North Sea and Celtic Sea are returning to British waters. In recent years they have been observed more frequently in or coastal waters, particularly during the late summer, autumn and winter as they move into coastal areas to feed on energy-rich fish, such as sprats and herring.
Owners of active, Welsh-registered commercial fishing vessels are urged to take advantage of an opportunity to access grant aid to purchase Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) with integrated Personal Location Beacons (PLBs) for their crew at a heavily discounted price of £15, saving over £350 per PFD.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is looking for English fishing vessels to take part in trials aiming to encourage more selective fishing activity
By continuing to use this website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.
Accept