Consultations are open for the final four fisheries management plans (FMPs) to be delivered by Defra, in addition to the 11 FMPs already in place. Under consideration are Celtic Sea and Western Channel demersal,…
Five new plans developed by Defra with the Scottish government mark a shift in how these stocks are managed in English and wider UK waters to protect stocks from overexploitation.…
With days to go before the 2026 end-of-year fisheries negotiations, the NFFO executive secured a meeting with newly appointed Food Security Minister Angela Eagle at DEFRA’s London offices, marking an…
Following the announcement by DEFRA of its £360 million Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has branded the £28 million that gets channelled to Scotland as a…
Fishing businesses and coastal communities across the UK will get access to £360 million through a new Fishing and Coastal Growth fund. £56 million of this is earmarked for devolved…
The explosive growth of common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) populations, first reported by fishermen in the south-west of England earlier this year, has led to an unprecedented collaboration, rapidly brought together,…
Fishing industry organisations in the UK have been quick to call out government plans to impose even greater restrictions on fishing, announced earlier this week to coincide with the United…
The UK authorities have announced its intention of ending demeral trawling in marine protected areas, thinly disguised as a consultation. The announcement has been made to coincide with the United…
Measures to ensure cuttlefish in the English Channel are not over-exploited are being put in motion by the MMO, although these fall short of introducing formal management at present. In…
Fishing industry representatives from Cornwall have expressed mounting concern over negotiations for a UK/EU fisheries agreement for 2025, as the threat of legal action from NGOs appears to be preventing…
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