Iceland’s coastal fishermen protest
One of Iceland’s disgruntled small boat fishermen dumped a stack of cod heads and a placard at the doors of the country’s Parliament building to highlight dissatisfaction with how the…
The National Seafood Survey extended to capture more accurate data on importance of Ireland’s inshore fisheries. Image: BIM
BIM survey seeks accurate data on importance of inshore fisheries
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s seafood development agency, is inviting all <10 metre fishing vessel operators to complete its annual National Seafood Survey. More than 1500 vessels in Ireland fall…
New measures for monitoring inshore boats and marking creels will be introduced this year
Tracking for Scotland’s inshore fisheries
The Scottish government has announced that electronic monitoring and tracking of vessels is part of a package of measures being taken to protect Scotland’s inshore fleet. The programme, which will…
There was a strong turnout from all sectors of the UK fishing industry for the two-day Future of Our Inshore Fisheries conference. Image: Seafish
Strong turnout for major inshore fisheries conference
Inshore fishermen, industry leaders, policymakers, regulators and researchers all came together in London for the first day of an ambitious conference which considers the future management of the UK’s inshore…
Bursaries are being made available to support fifty working fishermen to attend the Future of Our Inshore Fisheries conference in October
Supporting fishermen to attend inshore conference
UK fishermen are being offered the opportunity to take up funding towards attending the Future of Our Inshore Fisheries conference, to be held in London 8-9th October this year. The intention…