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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK and EU have signalled a renewed commitment to cooperation on fisheries, as policymakers and industry stakeholders met in London to discuss shared priorities for the sector in a post-Brexit landscape.

19th March 2026

UK-EU fisheries ties strengthen talks

19th March 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has sharply criticised the UK Government’s newly announced Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, calling the funding share for Scotland “totally unacceptable” and “an insult” to the country’s fishing sector.

21st October 2025

Scottish Government slams ‘unacceptable’ UK funding allocation for fishing industry

21st October 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New posters unveiled at Victoria and St James’ Park Underground stations in London are calling on the UK Government to take urgent action to stop seafood imports linked to illegal fishing, human…

21st October 2025

London Underground posters call on UK Govt to stop seafood ‘criminal catches’

21st October 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

British consumers may be unwittingly purchasing seafood linked to illegal fishing practices and severe human rights abuses, according to a damning new report and film by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and…

5th September 2025

WATCH: UK seafood linked to slavery

5th September 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The head of the UK’s largest fisheries organisation has written to Sir Keir Starmer demanding he meet fishermen, calling the recent UK-EU trade deal ‘insulting and patronising’.

30th May 2025

Fisheries boss slams UK-EU deal

30th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has slammed the new EU-UK deal giving European fishing vessels continued access to British waters through to 2038.

20th May 2025

Scottish Fishermen’s Federation slams UK-EU fisheries access deal

20th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU fishing vessels will continue to have access to UK waters through to 2038 as part of the package of new deals agreed at the first-ever EU-UK summit.

20th May 2025

UK-EU strike 12-year deal on fisheries access

20th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Five decades of UK governments have failed to recognise and safeguard the true social value of fishing to coastal communities around the country, industry leaders informed a recent event hosted by the All…

12th May 2025

Fisheries APPG celebrates value of UK fishing, reflects on key industry issues

12th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Almost nine out of 10 Scots believe the UK should definitively control which vessels fish in its waters, while more than 80% think the European Union fleet should not be granted continued…

2nd May 2025

Public support for UK control of fishing ahead of crunch EU talks

2nd May 2025

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

The UK’s shellfish farming industry is a small but very important industry, and it has fantastically huge potential that could put it on par with France and Spain – Europe’s leaders in…

21st March 2025

Red tape has UK shellfish aquaculture in a bind

21st March 2025