by Niall Duffy | Jul 4, 2025 | News, UK
More than 15 tonnes of end-of-life fishing gear has been recycled since 2023 through Wales’ pioneering nationwide recycling initiative, helping protect marine environments and boost recycling rates. Deputy First Minister with Responsibility for Climate...
by Niall Duffy | Jun 23, 2022 | News, UK
Report on the investigation of the foundering of the whelk potter Nicola Faith, resulting in three fatalities, in Colwyn Bay, north Wales, 27 January 2021. Summary: On 27 January 2021, the whelk potter Nicola Faith capsized and sank 1.9 miles north of Rhos-on-Sea,...
by Niall Duffy | Feb 15, 2022 | News, UK
Wales has become the first nation in the UK to require all of its licensed commercial fishing boats are fitted with a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS). Boats 12m or more in length were already required to have such a system in place, but an Order coming into force today...
by Niall Duffy | Jan 18, 2022 | News, UK
The UK Government, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, Scottish Government, and Welsh Government are launching a public consultation on the Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS). A key component of the Fisheries Act 2020, the Joint...
by Niall Duffy | Jan 17, 2022 | International, News
Wales’ fishing community is being invited to submit applications to a £1m fund to primarily help mitigate the ongoing impact Covid is having on the industry and adapt to the rapidly changing market conditions for seafood products. The European Maritime Fisheries Fund...
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