The Dutch Fishermen's Association is lobbying to keep space in the North Sea for fisheries. With Brexit approaching and the mushrooming plans for wind farms, Natura 2000 areas, solar panels recent proposal for a runway at sea, more and more rich fishing grounds is being taken away.
Producers of BBC series Eastenders have been putting out feelers for locations in the south-east of England on either side of the Thames for a potential future storyline, and are seeking extras and suitable fishing vessels to be featured in a run of episodes to be aired later this year.
The Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad has launched the second of three pelagic vessels being built for a company in Russia’s Far East. The fleet of three Skipskompetanse-designed pelagic catchers is due to be delivered to the customer in 2019.
René Hagelskær’s story is almost a fairy tale; once upon a time there was a boy of fifteen who started as a junior at Danish fish processing equipment manufacturer Intech International a/s. Through snow, slush, rain and storms, René travelled to work on his moped, and he worked hard and long hours.
According to Seafish’s Economics of the UK Fishing Fleet estimates, British fishing saw the highest annual value of landings on record in 2017, in spite of increases in fuel costs. The Seafish report, now in its twelfth year, demonstrates that fishing revenues have risen by £14 million since 2016 to a total of £950 million and with landing volumes up by 10,000 tonnes.
With the aim of promoting sustainability in the fishing industry, the Albanian government has decided by decree to cover 50% of the cost seafood companies have to bear to undergo a Friend of the Sea sustainability certification audit.
Scottish fishermen’s leaders yesterday met Prime Minister Theresa May to urge her to ensure that the UK takes back complete control of its waters after Brexit.
The Pêcheurs du Monde film festival came to a spectacular finish on Sunday as prizes were awarded for the outstanding films shown during the festival, held for the tenth time in the French port city of Lorient and dedicated to films from around the world featuring aspects of the fishing industry.
JNCC and partners the Marine Management Organisation, Natural England, the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations and Bangor University are launching a two-year project exploring participatory processes for establishing, evaluating and adapting fisheries management measures in MPAs that include sedimentary habitats as protected features.
The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) is calling for the European Commission to recognise the importance of the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF) in the post-2020 EU budget, and to reinforce its partnership with Regions to increase the fund’s effectiveness.
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