Tensions rise as France detains UK fishing vessel
One UK fishing vessel has been detained by the French authorities and escorted to Le Havre, and a second has been fined, according to France’s Minister of the Sea, Annick…
New Zealand’s east Coromandel scallop fishery is subject to a two-year shutdown. Images: MPI Fisheries
Scallop fishery’s two-year shutdown
Authorities in New Zealand have announced the closure of the east Coromandel scallop fishery for two years, starting this Saturday, and this applies to both commercial and recreational fishing for…
Monitoring technology is being deployed on Scottish scallop dredgers
Mandatory monitoring for Scottish scallop fleet
Since 2017 a number of scallop dredge vessels operating in Scottish inshore waters have had operational Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) devices on board. Now, under the first phase of the…
The closure of the Dogger Bank scallop fishery has been extended into October
Dogger Bank scallop fishery stays closed
Fishing for scallops on the Dogger Bank was initially closed from 12th July and the closure has now been extended to 11th October. The initial closure was to enable scientific…
French fishermen’s organisations want to see an agreement with the UK on access to Channel scallops
Channel scallop brinkmanship
An ugly impasse is developing between UK and French fishermen’s organisations over access to scallops in the Channel, and the French industry fears that a failure to reach an agreement…
The Dogger Bank scallop fishery remains closed for a further three weeks
Dogger Bank scallop closure extended
The current closure of scallop fishing on the Dogger Bank will be remain in place for a further three weeks until 23:59 on 29th August. This follows a preliminary analysis…