A national awards programme is once again on a quest to find the leading lights across UK and Irish commercial fishing.
The Fishing News Awards 2018 is calling on the public to nominate fishermen, ports, retailers and businesses in categories across all aspects of commercial fishing to celebrate the commitment, skills and innovation of those that have excelled in 2017.
The fishing industry in the South West has been recognised, as individuals and businesses from the region landed five prizes in the UK’s only awards ceremony celebrating the commercial fishing industry, the Fishing News Awards.
A strong performance from the region saw success in a range of categories. Brixham once again enjoyed success in 2017, holding on to its crown of ‘Port of the...
The nationwide search for the UK’s best fishermen, seafood restaurants and ports is set to close on 17 February and time is running out to nominate your favourite. The Fishing News Awards, the country’s only awards programme recognising the hard work of those serving in the fishing industry, is back for 2017 following its successful relaunch last year.
A national awards programme is looking for the foremost commercial fishermen in the UK and Ireland, and the public are being asked to put forward their nominations. Designed to celebrate the dedication, skills, and ingenuity of those working within UK and Irish commercial fishing, the Fishing News Awards 2017 will shine a spotlight on those fishermen and fishing organisations who have excelled...
A national awards programme is looking for the UK’s foremost fishermen and the people of the South West are being asked to put forward their nominations. Designed to celebrate the hard work and dedication of all those within the fishing industry, the Fishing News Awards will see fishermen from across the UK and Ireland battle it out to be named the best in the British Isles in one of twelve...
The South West’s Best Fish and Chip Shop has gone one step further and has launched a Fish Sandwich in light of British Sandwich Week.
Harbourside Fish and Chips on Plymouth’s Barbican will donate £1 from the sale of every Fish Sandwich during British Sandwich Week to the Fisherman’s Mission - the only fishermen’s charity that provides emergency support alongside practical, financial...
Fish lovers and members of the South West fishing industry are being urged to get on board with a forthcoming campaign designed to champion the diversity and sustainability of many species landed by the UK fishing fleet in a week-long Twitter campaign set to take place in March.
The initiative, dubbed #CatchOfTheDay, is being launched by the National Federation of Fishermen’s...
If coral reef health continues to decline, reefs of the future may not be able to support the food demands and livelihoods of millions of people living in the coastal tropics, according to new research from the Universities of Exeter and Queensland.
The findings, to be reported in the journal Current Biology on 5 May, are based on a study of Caribbean coral reefs and their ability to...
All aboard the Plymouth Sofa! Sailors and seafarers are being encouraged to enter the debate on the future of Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City.
Plymouth City Council’s planners will be taking the sofa to the Plymouth Marine Showcase at Queen Anne’s Battery on Saturday 20 April from 10am to 3pm.
The team want to hear the views of yachties, fishermen and watersport enthusiasts as...
