Fishing News Magazine

9 April 2025

Bombshell for Plymouth, as feasibility study finds that the numbers don’t stack up for a new auction; relief for industry as High Court judge dismisses NGO attempt to force Defra ministers to follow ICES advice on quotas to the letter; and 8,600t of extra Brexit quota awarded to English vessels. Plus: major new exhibition opens in Hastings – but will the fishermen’s memories it records be the last in the port? – and a packed shed at cat specialist Audacious Marine, as its latest build Our Henry II joins the Whitby fleet.