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New fisheries centre of excellence launched

With fundamentally important scientific questions and issues to be tackled in the coming years, Cefas have launched a new Fisheries International Centre of Excellence (ICoE) which aims to become the international go-to source of advice for successful fisheries management. The key objectives of the Centre will be to advance, apply and share expertise in fisheries science and advice to further fisheries sustainability; showcase and strengthen Cefas’ end-to-end and quality-assured […]

Jersey – UK – France Dispute: More Brexit & fisheries ‘bumps in the road’

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The Brexit fisheries dispute between Jersey and French fishermen, and UK and French Government is the latest in what is a growing list of post Brexit issues for UK and fisheries interests. A pattern is emerging of promises broken and consequences that were predicted. Guardian ‘France threatens to cut off power to Jersey in post-Brexit […]

Fisheries and Seafood scheme: funding, guidance and information – Defra & MMO

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Fisheries and Seafood Scheme MMO & Defra ‘The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme will provide financial support for projects in England that secure sustainable growth across the catching, processing and aquaculture sectors, and that protect and enhance the marine environment. Aims of the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme will provide financial assistance […]

Jerry Percy on the Brexit fisheries settlement

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Daily Express – Jerry Percy Director, New Under ten Fishermen’s Association ‘Brit fishermen STARVED by EU mega-trawlers blockading UK waters – COMMENT FISHING was the undoubted poster boy for Brexit, underpinned by expansive promises from senior Government officials of taking back control, being an independent coastal state and benefitting from a windfall of hundreds of […]

Co-designing the principles for defining low impact fisheries – Chris Williams, NEF

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In line with Defra’s support for sustainable fisheries, the project builds on the commitment in the Sustainable fisheries for future generations White Paper (2018) to “consider new criteria to define low impact inshore fishing vessels to replace the current ‘under 10 metre’ category”. What constitutes ‘low impact’ is not currently well defined and therefore there is a […]

Fisheries & Brexit – Has gone badly for the fishermen – Commentary & Thursday Webinar

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Fisheries Act & Brexit – Join the APPG Webinar – with George Eustice on Thursday February 25th – click here to join the webinar World Fishing ‘For much of the UK’s fishing industry and for seafood buyers in Europe, the final act of Britain’s departure from the European Union has been a rough landing. As […]

71 pages of paperwork for one lorry load of fish

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From EORI numbers, to manually entering 149 different lines of data that was not previously required, export health certificates, a ‘statement of value’ and an “export pack” which includes 22 invoices to show at the checkpoint, the paperwork for the one truck load of fish described in this article came to 71 pages. Click here […]

More views on how the Brexit deal affects UK fisheries emerging

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Last week, fish and seafood exporters protested in London against the ‘Brexit trade deal’. While a no-deal would have been the final nail in the coffin for the struggling industry, this trade agreement, does not live up to the expectations of UK fishers. The New Economics Foundation has shown that not all fishers are in […]