Bycatch from fishing nets is causing the accidental death of hundreds of thousands of seabirds, seals, turtles and dolphins across the globe each year, a study warned. In response, the World Wide Fund for Nature and Sky Ocean Rescue have called for fishing vessels to be remotely monitored with cameras, to help address the issue. According to the … Read more
Whether it’s Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man And The Sea or Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, efforts to land a big catch have always inspired stirring tales. But you don’t have to head to the deepest oceans to bag your own fish. The UK’s lakes and rivers are ripe for anglers of all skill levels — and … Read more
George Eustice today hinted at a UK move on post-Brexit fishing rights amid signs Joe Biden’s US election win has sparked a fresh push for a Brexit trade deal. The Environment Secretary suggested that agreements setting the ‘ground rules’ on access for EU fleets could cover several years – an apparent shift from the demand … Read more
Brexit breakthrough? The UK and EU ‘are close to a compromise on fishing rights’ that could allow them to seal a trade deal within WEEKS They are reported to be closing in on a compromise that would allow a deal Bloomberg said it would allow UK boats to catch more fish after December 31 But … Read more
Brexit breakthrough? The UK and EU ‘are close to a compromise on fishing rights’ that could allow them to seal a trade deal within WEEKS They are reported to be closing in on a compromise that would allow a deal Bloomberg said it would allow UK boats to catch more fish after December 31 But … Read more
People traffickers are hiring French fishing boat crews to carry desperate migrants halfway across the Channel in a bid to evade eye-in-the-sky military drones. Once in open water, asylum seekers clamber into pre-inflated dinghies held in the fishing boat to complete the rest of the perilous 21-mile crossing, reports suggest. Onlookers have reported seeing between 70 … Read more
People traffickers are hiring French fishing boat crews to carry desperate migrants halfway across the Channel in a bid to evade eye-in-the-sky military drones. Once in open water, asylum seekers clamber into pre-inflated dinghies held in the fishing boat to complete the rest of the perilous 21-mile crossing, reports suggest. Onlookers have reported seeing between 70 … Read more
The fishing village that is split in two by coronavirus rules: Residents are left baffled after most locals are free to socialise – while a handful on the other side of a FOOTBRIDGE are banned from mixing indoors Fishing village of Staithes has been split in two by controversial Covid-19 rules On one side of … Read more
The fishing village that is split in two by coronavirus rules: Residents are left baffled after most locals are free to socialise – while a handful on the other side of a FOOTBRIDGE are banned from mixing indoors Fishing village of Staithes has been split in two by controversial Covid-19 rules On one side of … Read more
Will France give way in Brexit fishing row? Hints of a compromise on EU access to British waters as trade deal deadline looms French minister for European affairs hints at climbdown on access to UK waters Clement Beaune warned French fishermen they could not expect same rights His comments represent a change from Mr Macron’s hardline … Read more