UK and EU sign agreement on catch levels for 2021 Agreement covers catch limits for 70 shared fish stocks worth approximately £333m in fishing opportunities to the UK fleet. The UK has now concluded annual fisheries negotiations with the EU, providing certainty for the fishing industry on catch limits for the remainder of 2021. The […]
Clean Catch UK is a new initiative to collect data on the life histories, movements, distributions, behaviours, accidental capture and post-release survival of wildlife in UK commercial fisheries, with an initial focus on the Celtic Sea. Find out more at: https://www.cleancatchuk.com/. The seas around the UK are thriving underwater ecosystems. These waters provide essential habitats for a […]
Catch recording for under 10m fishing vessels starts this summer – key changes made in response to consultation. Changes to the planned introduction of catch recording for all English and Welsh under 10 metre fishing boats have been made following a public consultation. MMO ‘A report on the consultation, which closed in April, was published […]