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Traditionally underused seafood species saw substantial growth in sales during 2015’s Christmas retail period, according to new market data published by Seafish, the UK industry authority.
Research has provided a more accurate picture of the effects of trawl gears in MPAs, providing scientists with a better understanding of the level of fishing activity that can be carried out within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), allowing them to remain compatible with conservation objectives.
The Malta SeaWeb Seafood Champions award, held at the end of the three-day seafood summit in Malta, has gone to Newlyn fishing company Crystal Sea Fishing.
UK supermarket chain Waitrose has announced that all British vessels supplying its seafood should be part of Responsible Fishing Scheme by 2017.
Feelings ran high in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh today as both fishermen and the Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST) demonstrated outside over proposals that would restrict towed gear fishing across thirteen sites to due to be protected. These include Loch Sween, South Arran, Upper Loch Fyne and St Kilda.
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is urging Scottish parliamentarians to support local communities on the West coast by rejecting Scottish Government proposals for an overly restrictive Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Firth of Clyde.
Fishermen from the west of Scotland and the Scottish islands are planning a demonstration on the 27th of January to start at 0900 outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
Scientists now have a better understanding of the level of fishing activity that can be carried out within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and still remain compatible with conservation objectives, thanks to new research.
Newhaven fish traders MCB Seafood have set up a scheme to dispose of worn out fishing gear, working with the Global Ghost Gear Initiative and Danish company PlastiX Global.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has launched a campaign in the UK to keep commercial fishermen safe, highlighting figures showing 88 people were injured or killed in deck machinery incidents on fishing vessels in UK waters over the past five years.
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