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New Plan for UK Crab & Lobster Fisheries

New Plan for UK Crab & Lobster Fisheries

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...
Lobster Turns The Tide For UK Fishing Port

Lobster Turns The Tide For UK Fishing Port

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,...
SFPA seizes large quantity of undersize lobsters

SFPA seizes large quantity of undersize lobsters

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...