15+ hour, 15+ min ago  (147+ words) Read the whole of David Wood’s feature on the latest vessel sales across the UK fleet in the 23/30 July issue of Fishing News. The Orkney creel fishery has become the first fishery in the world to achieve Community Catch accreditation,…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (272+ words) Seven coastal community projects across Wales will receive a share of more than £500,000 to improve marine environments, strengthen local economies and build long-term resilience for coastal communities and the fishing industry. The projects set to benefit from the Coastal Capacity…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (681+ words) A square mesh extension trial in the Celtic Sea bottom-seine fishery reduced small fish catches by 50-70%. The square mesh extension also retained more larger haddock, hake and mixed fish, increasing overall catch value by 18%. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) carried out…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (219+ words) The 2026 Wash cockle fishery is due to open at 5am on 15 June, subject to agreement with Natural England and consultation with the industry. It will start with a TAC of 4,992t, a significant uplift on 2025 (3,905t) and 2024 (3,724t), and the usual 2t daily quota per…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (231+ words) A major cross-border search and rescue operation ended in tragedy on Tuesday, 2 June. Following the sinking of a small fishing vessel in Carlingford Lough, the death of a crew member Andrew O’Hare was announced. The 7m Jas Josephine N 551, based at…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (252+ words) Notice is hereby given that Morven Offshore Wind Farm Limited, registered under company registration 13792251 at Chertsey Road, Sunbury On Thames, Middlesex, United Kingdom, TW16 7BP, has applied to the Scottish Ministers for: The proposed development is subject to an environmental impact assessment…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (219+ words) A proposed emergency byelaw to restrict the number of pots could potentially be shot to target octopus in the Cornwall IFCA (CIFCA) distric. This is to be considered at the authority’s next quarterly meeting on 12 June. The proposed byelaw would…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (757+ words) New research claims net costs of bottom trawling to society are 90 times greater than fishing industry profits A new study claims that bottom trawling in Europe’s waters imposes up to €16bn annually in net costs to society, and that atmospheric carbon…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (218+ words) A young Atlantic walrus that captured the hearts of fishing communities across North East Scotland has successfully crossed the North Sea, turning up safely in southern Norway. The juvenile male, given the name Magnus after first being spotted on Orkney…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (675+ words) New faces and close results in fishing constituencies in Scottish Parliament election The SNP has once again – for the fifth election in a row – emerged as the largest party in the Scottish Parliament with 58 seats, six fewer than at the…...