Archive: Fisheries

Govt wins 'fair' UK fisheries deal

UK fishermen win increased fish quotas

The government has secured an increase in EU fish quotas after fishermen complained they were forced to throw more than half of healthy catches back into the sea.

Minister to push for new fishing quota

Fishermen claim majority of fish being thrown back

The government will lobby the EU to increase fishing quotas in a bid to reduce the number of healthy fish being thrown back into the school.

Minister rejects cod fishing ban

Defra says no ban on cod after new fishing report warns of declining stocks

The government has insisted it will not ban cod fishing to tackle the decline in stocks, warning it would mark the end of the UK's fishing industry.

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