Fishing

Fishing rights will not derail EU-UK security pact, says European Council president
With member states keen to link quotas to any deal, António Costa says defence and fisheries ‘are different things’
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
06, Feb, 2025 @6:00 PM

Norway rules out fish farm ban despite ‘existential threat’ to wild salmon
Open-net farms to continue despite numbers of wild fish halving as minister looks for ‘acceptable’ pollution levels
Miranda Bryant, Nordic correspondent
04, Feb, 2025 @8:43 AM

‘Heartbreaking’: Iceland’s pioneering female fishing guides fear for wild salmon
First women working as fishing guides on Laxá River, featured in new film, call for action after farmed fish escape
Miranda Bryant in Reykjavík
02, Feb, 2025 @9:33 AM

Spanish fishers in Galicia report ‘catastrophic’ collapse in shellfish stocks
Climate crisis and pollution reported as possible reasons for dramatic fall in numbers of cockles, clams and mussels
Stephen Burgen
28, Jan, 2025 @5:00 AM

Scottish salmon producers allowed to remove ‘farmed’ from front of packaging
Government lawyers say ‘no need to include unnecessary pejorative words’ after campaigners appeal against change
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter
27, Jan, 2025 @6:57 PM

Sandeels vs the EU: how the puffin’s favourite food sparked first post-Brexit courtroom trade battle
This week the EU will argue the UK’s ban on catching the tiny fish, celebrated by conservationists, amounts to discrimination against Danish fishers
Karen McVeigh
27, Jan, 2025 @12:00 PM

‘We ask to be recognised’: small fishers claim €12bn EU fund favours big players
Artisanal shellfish farmers face ruinous losses but money meant to help is going to the powerful fishing industry, say critics
Naomi Mihara, Natalie Donback and Vittoria Torsello
21, Jan, 2025 @7:00 AM

Campaigners call for action as jellyfish threaten Scottish salmon farms
String jellyfish species that has killed millions of salmon in Norwegian sea farms reported in Scotland
Matthew Taylor
20, Jan, 2025 @6:00 AM

Scottish government must do more to control salmon farming, inquiry finds
Report criticises ‘slow progress’ on industry regulation, amid record fish mortality and concerns over welfare and environmental pollution
Karen McVeigh
17, Jan, 2025 @5:00 AM

Grey seals, minke whales and bluefin tuna: is the North Sea bouncing back to its glory days?
Hollywood stars once came for the big-game fishing, but the return of a host of species to the depleted waters around Britain’s coast is a cause for quiet optimism
Patrick Greenfield
09, Jan, 2025 @8:00 AM

‘In 10 years we may cease to exist’: rising seas and influx of tourists threaten to engulf Panama island
The Guna community has fought for survival for centuries. But modern threats are testing their cultural resilience
Paul Boyer in Guna Yala, Panama. Photographs by Sadak Souici
31, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM

Trawl the sea or mine for metals? Pacific nations wrestle with how to protect oceans - and livelihoods
Palau plans to allow more fishing in its marine sanctuary, as countries across the region seek to balance conservation with economic needs
Prianka Srinivasan in Koror | Photography: Matthew Abbott
11, Dec, 2024 @12:00 PM
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