Fighting for a future
Fourteen-year-old fisher Muireann Kavanagh travelled from Arranmore Island in Co. Donegal to the European Parliament in Strasbourg for a series of meetings with MEPs, facilitated by Chris MacManus MEP. She’s…
Compensation scheme for SW pollack fishermen
Those fishermen most adversely affected by restrictions placed on pollack are being offered access to a new compensation scheme. Environment Secretary Steve Barclay stated that the scheme is being implemented…
Pollack closure hits coastal fisheries
A new scientific study on pollack is urgently needed so that accurate and up to date stock data can be collected to properly inform fisheries management, according to The Irish…
UK authorities pledge support for pollack fishermen
Fishermen mainly in the south-west of the UK who have been hard hit by the restrictions on fishing for pollack will be in line for support, according to a government…
Study aims to offer new insights into pollack stocks
The announcement of new management measures on pollack fishing highlights the urgent need for more data, according to scientists. The announcement by Defra of new measures to restrict pollack fishing…
Prices for pollack crashed at Newlyn from £4.50 to less than £0.50 per kilo. Image: Through the Gaps
Newlyn price crash
The turmoil generated by the Covid-19 pandemic and uncertainty over access to European markets has left one Newlyn crew owing money on the boat's expenses after a landing failed to…