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The owners and masters of two under-10 metre fishing vessels have been fined a total of £12,375 in two prosecutions for exceeding their monthly pollack quota brought by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).
Boost to Seafood Exports Package will help UK businesses reach new markets
The owner and a master of a UK-registered fishing vessel have both been sentenced following a joint enforcement operation and subsequent inspections carried out at the Port of Blyth in 2024 and 2025.
Fishing licence income delivers £10 million of investment in fisheries since 2015
Following an Environment Agency investigation, United Utilities pleaded guilty to introducing thousands of fish into Bessy Brook, near Bolton, without a permit.
A new community-led effort supported by the UK government has equipped six Solomon Islands coastal communities to better guard their livelihoods and food security from marine pollution.
A fresh lease of life – and fish – have been given to ponds in Devon thanks to local anglers, the Duchy of Cornwall and the Environment Agency.
Fisheries management plans secure the long-term sustainability of UK fish stocks
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has secured a second successful prosecution for a contravention of an MMO Marine Protected Area (MPA) byelaw.
Thomas Hodkinson struck an officer with a broken fishing rod. Prosecution is a warning that threatening and abusive behaviour will not be tolerated.
New rules imposed by the EU come into force on 10 January 2026 that will impact UK industry when fishing in the waters of EU Member States.
New EU Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing regulations come into force this week, and the UK Fish Export System will require the new information to be provided from this evening (8 January). This marks a signif…
Thousands of fresh fish have been introduced to rivers, lakes and ponds in Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire by the Environment Agency.
The UK has secured bilateral fisheries agreements with Norway and the Faroe Islands for 2026, worth approximately £8 million in historic UK landing prices.
With just three weeks remaining until new EU Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing regulations come into effect, all fishermen, seafood processors, exporters and transporters are being urged to act now before tim…
Five new fisheries management plans published to maintain or restore valuable fish stocks at or to sustainable levels
The decision on proposed harmonisation of brown crab minimum conservation reference sizes (MCRS) in English waters of the South West, has been published.
Agreements between the UK, EU, Norway and other coastal states secure access to over 80 stocks for British fishing industry
More than 53,000 juvenile fish stocked into South East waters this winter. Fishing-licence income funds habitat improvements across the region.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO), on behalf of the UK Fishing Authorities, has published its annual UK Sea Fisheries Statistics for 2024.
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