At the beginning of the decade, the fact that 1.7 million tonnes of fish were being discarded at sea every year in European waters was brought to the forefront of public and policy discussion. This figure shocked the European public and sparked a petition that gathered 870,000 signatures in support of a policy change to prevent discarding. The EU responded by introducing the Landing Obligation. What does this piece of legislation mean for UK fisheries?

The APPG’s season of public events continued last week, as representatives from across the seafood sector gathered in Westminster to discuss recruitment and retention in seafood careers. The aim of the event was to address the industry’s concerns that too few young people are being recruited to sustain the workforce, despite improving conditions and career prospects…

The UK’s exit from the European Union will require the creation of a substantial amount of UK-specific legislation. The Fisheries Bill is a key instance of this, designed to fill the ‘governance gap’ left when the UK leaves the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). As well as simply replacing the CFP, the government also claims that the Fisheries Bill “creates powers to build a sustainable, profitable UK fishing industry and deliver a Green Brexit with new protections for our precious marine environment”…

Fishing is a hot topic within Parliament. Mindfully Wired are the Secretariat for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries, which brings dedicated Parliamentarians together with people from across the fisheries industry. Jacob presents an insider view from the APPG’s first public meeting of 2019…