05 May 2020
Assessment of Scallop stock status for selected waters around the English Coast in 2018/2019 Scallop stock assessment 2018/2019 research carried out by Cefas. We are pleased to be able to publish the 3rd annual stock assessment report for the selected King Scallop stocks around the English coast, which has been delivered in close collaboration and […]
04 Feb 2020
The UK’s first offshore scallop farm will be trialled off the Yorkshire coast through the use of pioneering and sustainable new methods. Building on the success of reintroducing oysters into the Humber, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is now supporting Scarborough company SeaGrown Ltd in its efforts. The trust will partner with the firm on the project, […]
26 Mar 2019
Thanks to Keith Hiscock for picking this up Southern IFCA: Scallop Dredger Caught in Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area In a case heard in Weymouth Magistrates Court the Plymouth based scallop fishing dredger Cristal Waters FY34 was found to have used scallop dredges within the Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area, contrary to the Southern Inshore […]
10 Dec 2018
A team of pioneering researchers including Professor Richard Thompson OBE, Head of the University of Plymouth’s International Marine Litter Research Unit, has won two prestigious awards for the impact of work highlighting the presence, and potential impacts, of microplastics in our oceans and the marine life they contain. Along with colleagues from the University of Exeter […]
17 Sep 2018
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 […]
10 Sep 2018
Paris talks fail to finalise deal to end English Channel scallop wars By: Clare Fischer, Marine Conservation Society Date posted: 8 September 2018 ‘British and French fishermen have failed to finalise a deal to end the scallop wars in the English Channel. Industry leaders were unable to agree a compensation package during negotiations in Paris on Friday, […]
03 Sep 2018
Guardian ‘A former chief of the naval staff has said the UK has “insufficient ships” to patrol its waters after clashes between British and French fishing crews over scallops. The ex-first sea lord and Labour peer, Lord West of Spithead, says co-ordination of the “few” ships that Britain has is “fragmented” and the lack of […]
28 Aug 2018
Review rejects conservation groups’ complaints that use of dredging gear damages seabed Guardian Severin Carrell Scotland editor ‘A scallop fishery in Shetland has retained its coveted eco label after an independent review rejected allegations that it damaged the marine environment. The marine conservation charity Open Seas and the National Trust for Scotland protested that the fishery’s use of […]
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