The UK government has upheld its controversial ban on sandeel fishing in parts of the North Sea, marking what ...
Around the UK, hundreds of marine protected areas (MPAs) appear on maps as blue sanctuaries for ocean life. In theory, these ...
The fishermen and Greenpeace are sending a message to the government that without urgent action to stop industrial fishing, fishing communities and marine ecosystems will suffer irreparable harm.
“Destructive” supertrawlers should be banned from fishing in the UK’s protected marine areas, environmentalists say. The controversial factory ships can be more than 100 metres long and “vacuum” up ...
The UK has secured bilateral fisheries agreements with Norway and the Faroe Islands for 2026, worth approximately £8 million in historic UK landing ...
An investigation by Greenpeace UK reveals today that giant supertrawlers relentlessly continue to catch fish in the UK’s Marine Protected Areas, damaging precious marine habitats and fish populations, ...
Ministers are being urged to “stand strong” on moves to close a fishery in UK waters to protect puffins and other wildlife in the face of EU opposition. But it has been challenged by the European ...
The fishing of sandeels in the UK’s portion of the North Sea will be banned from April. It’s hoped that the ban will boost seabird populations which are dependent on the fish for a significant part of ...