Fishing News Magazine

01 October, 2025

Consternation across North Sea whitefish fleet as ICES issues ‘outrageous’ zero catch cod advice; jury out on L’Ecume II manslaughter charges; longer crawfish closure – but will it be enough?; groundbreaking prawn stunner/tailer secures funding for next stage; and Thames new cockle fishery order leaves long-established family business without a licence. Plus: Scottish Fisheries Museum archive offers a window into 1980s pair trawling and prawn trawling aboard Alliance CN 187.