UK fishing fleet

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing businesses and coastal communities across the UK are to benefit from £360 million of investment through a new Fishing and Coastal Growth fund, with £56 million of the new money going to support Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish fishing…

21st October 2025

UK unveils new Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund – aimed at boosting regional economies

21st October 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A team of fleet researchers from UK public body Seafish will visit harbours across the UK through to 19 September as part of the annual Fishing Fleet Survey. They will conduct interviews with skippers and vessel owners to collect data on…

15th July 2025

Survey of UK fishing fleet launched

15th July 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

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

With new analysis of satellite data from non-profit Global Fishing Watch (GFW) finding that over 100,000 hours of apparent industrial fishing took place within the United Kingdom’s offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) in 2023, oceans…

21st March 2024

Oceana: UK MPAs subjected to 33,000 hours of suspected bottom trawling in 2023

21st March 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

UK supermarket chain Waitrose has launched a series of videos to improve welfare standards across the UK fishing sector, in particular for migrant workers joining the industry. The move follows reports of…

27th September 2023

Waitrose looks to help migrant fishers after confirming UK industry failings

27th September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK fishing industry is to benefit from an additional 140,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities in 2023 worth £282 million.

22nd December 2022

£282m UK fishing deal

22nd December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

To increase the global representation and recognition of the professionalism of fishing, the Nautical Institute has opened its membership to the UK and international commercial fishing industry. 

21st December 2022

Nautical Institute opening

21st December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Trilateral fisheries negotiations between the United Kingdom, Norway and EU have concluded with the UK fleet securing catch limits worth £202 million next year. This value represents a £33 million increase from 2022.

12th December 2022

UK nets more quotas

12th December 2022