Defra ‘Fisheries Minister George Eustice announced yesterday that EU vessels will no longer be able to carry out electric pulse fishing in UK waters after Brexit. Meanwhile Europeans reach a complex deal that sees the Dutch pulse fishing fleet reduced. Pulse trawling is a controversial fishing method that uses electrical signals to drive flat fish, such as […]
The House of Lords EU Energy and Environment sub-committee Watch George Eustice explain the changes BBC: New EU rules on fishing quotas could have a “grave” impact on the UK’s fishing industry, a House of Lords committee has said – just a day before the new policy is introduced. Under previous rules, crews often discarded, […]
Sept 18th: Agreement reached on scallop fishing: BBC & Guardian Sept 13th Defra George Eustice ‘Mr Speaker I wish to take this opportunity to update the House on recent developments regarding the scallop fishery in the Bay de Seine following altercations that occurred on the 27 August. Any violence taking place is unacceptable and the […]
17 July 2018 The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee holds the final session of its inquiry into Fisheries. The Committee will ask how potential changes to the fisheries and seafood trading arrangements between the UK and the EU will affect fishers, seafood processors, consumers, coastal communities and the environment. Watch Parliament TV: Fisheries Inquiry: […]