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The UK fishing industry will have access to 150,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities following the conclusion of annual fishing negotiations with the EU.
Officers from the Environment Agency have carried out surveys at Greatham, Teesside with positive results for local fish populations.
Scallop fishers are being urged to give their views on a range of proposals to protect stocks in 7d and Lyme Bay area of 7e next summer.
Vulnerable fisheries stocks will receive additional protection with the implementation of new legislation.
Fishers to benefit from additional post-Brexit quota through two new trials.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
New legislation requiring all under-12 metre vessels fishing in English waters to have an operational inshore vessel monitoring system (I-VMS) device, is just months away from being in place
UK secures over 2,200 tonnes of fishing quota through annual negotiations with the Faroe Islands
UK fishermen to benefit from continued access to Norwegian North Sea waters to fish for stocks such as cod, haddock and hake.
UK fishing fleet to have access to 750,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities in 2024 and total value of fishing opportunities increases from £900 million in 2023
As the roll-out schedule for ordering inshore vessel monitoring system (I-VMS) devices enters its third and final phase, fishers with 6-12m vessels are reminded to take advantage of the grant funding by 30 November.
UK fishermen will not be permitted to catch or swap any of the UK’s 5,773 tonnes of North Sea sandeel quota in 2023.
Industry update on the results of I-VMS device testing, as MMO confirms its ongoing commitment to support fishers.
The projects range from practical courses in seafood preparation or manning fishing boats through to degree level qualifications.
The UK has reached an agreement with Norway to secure increased opportunities for the UK fishing industry in 2023.
£20 million awarded to modernise and improve infrastructure across the seafood sector with a further £30 million available from today
Fisheries Enforcement Officers from the Environment Agency arrested one man on suspicion of poaching sea trout at Newbiggin by the Sea.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A taskforce instrumental in smoothing seafood exports has met for the final time. Tailored dialogue with the fisheries sector will continue.
Agreement covers catch limits for 70 shared fish stocks worth approximately £333m in fishing opportunities to the UK fleet
Environment Secretary George Eustice answered an urgent question in the House of Commons about the EU's restrictions on the trade in live bivalve molluscs.
In 2012 the Fisheries Administration introduced the requirement for vessels using bottom trawls and seines to use Square Meshed Panels (SMP) to improve selectivity and protect juvenile fish in the Celtic Sea.
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