02 Jun 2026
Photo by Hans Peter Traunig The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has allocated the 30 commercial licence authorisations for the 2026 bluefin tuna fishery following a ballot, after receiving 155 applications, more than five for every available place. The fishery, which is restricted to UK vessels of 12 metres and under using low-impact rod and reel gear, […]
18 Nov 2025
Photo by Tom Brown The UK government has been warned that its flagship post-Brexit fisheries law is “failing” to deliver on promises of revitalised fish stocks and thriving coastal communities. MPs, environmentalists and some inshore fishermen argue the Fisheries Act, introduced after the UK left the EU’s fisheries policy, continues to allow overfishing and inadequately distributes […]
25 Jul 2023
Reconciling the Fisheries Act 2020 Climate Change Fisheries Objective with a £150-180 M per year fuel tax concession – new Study In a world first, the UK government introduced a climate change fisheries objective into its new Fisheries Act 2020. This objective (one of eight) states that: (a) the adverse effect of fish and aquaculture […]