17 Jan 2023
From the NFFO: The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) have joined together to create a new industry/science forum. The inaugural meeting was held on the 30th November 2022, facilitating a more direct dialogue between the fishing industry and fisheries scientists from Cefas. NFFO Chief […]
20 Dec 2022
In the third year of annual fisheries negotiations with the UK operating as an independent coastal state, the UK and EU agreed catch levels for 69 important fish stocks. This included some of the most commercially valuable stocks to the UK fishing industry such as North Sea Nephrops (£54m), Anglerfish (£31m) and Western hake (£25m). […]
13 Dec 2022
Defra have announced that the UK has secured fishing catch limits worth £202 million to the UK fishing industry, a £33 million increase from last year, after reaching an agreement with Norway and the EU. The UK agreed catch levels for 2023 for six important fish stocks in the North Sea including North Sea cod, […]
13 Dec 2022
The ‘EU Fish Market’ is a comprehensive analysis of the global and EU fishery and aquaculture market. Three highlights of the 2022 edition: 1. Continuation of covid-19 effects on consumption of fish and seafood In 2021, European citizens continued to consume more fish and seafood products at home. The household expenditure on fish and seafood in […]
06 Dec 2022
A £3m funding scheme to support the fisheries, marine and aquaculture sectors is now open for expressions of interest, Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths has announced. The funding is available over two years and replaces the previous European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. The aim of the Welsh Marine and Fisheries Scheme is […]
29 Nov 2022
The UK fisheries policy authorities – DAERA, Defra, Welsh Government, Scottish government – have collaborated to produce a Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS), which arises from a legal requirement in section 2 of the Fisheries Act 2020 (the Act). The JFS sets out the policies of the fisheries policy authorities for achieving, or contributing to the […]
18 Oct 2022
The Future Fisheries Alliance’s call for improved at-sea monitoring across vessels fishing in UK waters received a boost last month when Natural England recommended the immediate roll-out Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) to vessels that have the highest impact on our seas. The Alliance is a collaboration between WWF UK, Marine Conservation Society and […]
11 Oct 2022
A new research paper published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science has been released. Entitled ‘Large-scale historic habitat loss in estuaries and its implications for commercial and recreational fin fisheries’, the paper summarised estuarine habitat use for twelve economically important finfish in the UK, of which seven were found to utilise estuarine habitats. […]
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