This article titled “Overfishing by European trawlers could continue if EU exemption agreed” was written by John Vidal environment editor, for The Guardian on Monday 27th February 2012 08.30 UTC Heavily subsidised European trawlers could be allowed to continue to overfish the waters of developing countries despite mounting evidence that…
This article titled “Fishing skippers and factory fined nearly £1m for illegal catches” was written by Severin Carrell, Scotland correspondent, for The Guardian on Friday 24th February 2012 18.26 UTC An inquiry into the UK’s largest fishing scandal has uncovered “serious and organised” criminality by Scottish trawlermen and fish processors…
This article titled “Fish discarding ban shunned by MPs” was written by Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 24th February 2012 06.00 UTC Fishermen should be allowed to continue discarding edible fish at sea, despite public pressure to stop the wasteful practice, a group of MPs has urged.…
Cod stocks in the Irish Sea and the west coast of Scotland have collapsed because of overfishing and politicians’ refusal to fix low enough catch quotas, according to a leading fisheries scientist who advises the European commission on fish quotas. Dr Paul Connolly’s comments followed the European commission’s decision on…
My mate Greg is currently working on a large offshore trawler. From what I can gather the boat catches, processes and freezes all the fish onboard. From speaking to Greg they are often away from home for months at a time and they have to fill the fish hold before…
Often out of sight, and miles out to sea, the large industrial trawlers catch fish using a method known as purse seining. Whilst on land, there is little knowledge of the huge scale slaughter of fish that is happening over the horizon. Purse seining is obscene, these are just a…
Get Your Poster Here Angling Times is this week calling on its army of readers to be help save sharks from the cruel and unsustainable practice of shark finning. Following Channel 4s screening of Gordon Ramsay’s Shark Bait programme – a shock documentary that was part of the national Fish…
Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s big fish fight has certainly stirred emotions. From Housewife to angler, everyone is saying the same – “Discards must stop”. However, it appears that not many people, Hugh included, have given much thought to what is going to replace the current system, which coincidentally is one that…
Japanese consumers' raw demand for endangered species remains strong as experts warn of dangerously low global stocks…
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's new fishing campaign appears to have scored an early hit. How important to you is sourcing and sustainability when you buy fish?
• Livechat: Hugh will be on WoM on Wednesday lunchtime…
Now Is The Time To Act The regions bass anglers have until the 3rd of December 2010 to save the regions bass stocks from commercial netting. North Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee have announced plans to allow netting of sea bass within the intertidal zone (ie close to the shore) within…
Date issued: 30 September 2010 Reference: 15/10 The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) publishes its annual UK Sea Fisheries Statistics for 2009 today. This important fisheries management tool includes detailed data about the UK fishing fleet, the number of fishermen and the quantity and value of fish landings, imports and exports.…
MMO staff give rare shark to Natural History Museum MMO Marine Officer, Pete Edwards from the Plymouth office handing over the rare angel shark to staff from the Natural History Museum. Photo courtesy of BBC Devon. Marine Management Organisation marine officers in Plymouth recently discovered a rare angel shark while…
