Last week, Parliamentarians and representatives from across the fisheries sector met in Westminster to discuss the socioeconomic challenges and opportunities facing fishing UK communities
The European Parliament Committee on Fisheries (PECH) has elected a new chairperson, Pierre Karleskind, following the departure of former holder, Chris Davies.
A crew was rescued from a stricken fishing vessel on the south-west coast of Ireland in the early hours of this morning after a fire broke out onboard.
There is good news for fishermen fishing for cod and herring in the Baltic Sea as Minister of Fisheries Mogens Jensen is now opening a compensation scheme for fishermen affected by quota cuts, closing periods and the grey seals’ adverse impact on cod in the eastern Baltic.
The Blue Whiting season has kicked-off in earnest as the weather in the North-East Atlantic improves, with boats reporting good catches south-west of Ireland .
France and Spain have so far failed to use the EU Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) to implement the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy to end overfishing and restore the marine environment, a new report claims.