by Niall Duffy | Dec 19, 2023 | News, UK
Filling the Gap: Researchers & fishermen work together to improve knowledge of crab and lobster fisheries and help chart new era for UK fisheries. Led by Bangor University and the industry-led Crab and Lobster Management Group (CMG), a new Fisheries...
by Niall Duffy | Dec 21, 2022 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
More than 40,000 lobsters were v-notched in 2022, weighing almost 28 tonnes – the highest recorded since legislation began in 1995 to protect lobsters with such marks. V-notching is a conservation tool carried out by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) trained Regional...
by Niall Duffy | Jun 3, 2022 | Ireland, News
With the summer season in full swing and recreational fishing, also referred to as non-commercial fishing, taking place in coastal areas around Ireland, the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), the regulator for sea-fisheries and sea-food production is reminding...
by Niall Duffy | May 18, 2021 | News, UK
Work is underway on an ambitious five-year plan that will see Bridlington take full advantage of its position as the largest lobster port in the UK and Europe, boosting the town’s tourist trade and enhancing its reputation for supplying world-class seafood. In 2019,...
by Niall Duffy | Jul 22, 2020 | News
Earlier this week, the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), acting on information from a member of the public, seized 86 illegally caught lobsters from a recreational fisherman in the South East. The team of SFPA Officers from Dunmore East also detained a vivier...
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