Michael Gove vows to protect British fishing – as exporters warn of increased delays and costs

Michael Gove says the UK will do ‘whatever is required’ to protect British fishing in row with Brussels over post-Brexit exports – as increasing number of exporters say they are facing delays and rising costs Gove acknowledged ‘bureaucratic obstacles’ to negotiate with Brussels Conservative MPs among those raising concerns over extra paperwork and costs New … Read more

Connor Cruise looks almost unrecognisable as he posts a rare picture from a fishing trip

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman’s adopted son Connor looks almost unrecognisable in a new photograph.  The 26-year-old happily posed for a picture this week to show off his catch while on a fishing trip with friends in Costa Rica. Connor shared the photo to his Instagram page, looking worlds away from how fans would remember … Read more

Dominic Raab defends EU trade deal amid criticism from fishing firms

Dominic Raab insists ministers are trying to fix post-Brexit border ‘teething problems’ as the Scottish fishing industry warns many firms are days from collapse Scottish fishing industry has blamed post-Brexit border checks for long delays Delays at border mean that goods are rotten on arrival when they get to the EU Dominic Raab said Government … Read more

Scuba divers rescue shark with a hook stuck in its mouth that has been trapped by fishing line

Heartwarming moment scuba divers rescue a shark with a hook stuck in its mouth and pinned to the seabed by broken fishing line Scuba divers discover a shark stuck to a fishing line in Mornington Peninsula VIC Footage shows the divers struggling to release the Port Jackson shark Eventually the shark was freed from the … Read more

Irish trawler is routed in first post-Brexit fishing clash over contested Rockall waters

British patrol boat boards Irish trawler and stops it from fishing contested Rockall waters in first post-Brexit fisheries clash The Northern Celt was boarded and its skipper told he can no longer fish Skipper said a Scottish patrol vessel told him he couldn’t fish around Rockall Outcrop lies 260 miles west of Scotland’s Western Isles … Read more

Ministers finalise £100m post-Brexit package to revive British fishing fleet

Ministers finalise £100m post-Brexit package to revive British fishing fleet so it can land catches normally taken by the French and Dutch Ministers are finalising plans for a £100million post-Brexit fishing package The scheme was promised last month as the government faced criticism  Fisherman said it compromised on important issues to finally secure a trade … Read more

First pictures of miracle survivors from Arctic fishing boat, as hopes fade for 17 Russians lost

Pictures have been released of miracle survivors from a Russian boat which sank in icy Arctic waters this morning, leaving 17 fishermen feared dead.  The two men were rescued from The Onega, which sank off the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in Russia’s far north at 7am local time, after reportedly becoming ‘caked with ice’. Boatswain Vladislav Butorin, … Read more

Micheal Gove defends Brexit trade deal after fishing backlash

Michael Gove today insisted the UK’s post-Brexit trade deal will put British fishermen in a ‘stronger position’ than they were in the EU but industry chiefs blasted they believe they will be ‘absolutely worse off’.  The Minister for the Cabinet Office defended the terms of Boris Johnson’s trade accord as he said fishermen will see … Read more

Brexit trade deal: UK to control ALL its fishing waters in 6 years

Boris Johnson today boasted that the UK will have ‘prodigious’ quantities of extra fish thanks to his Brexit deal – despite admitting he had made concessions to the EU. The historic agreement struck with Brussels will mean Britain claws back 25 per cent of the bloc’s existing catch over the next five and a half … Read more

Britain will regain control of ALL fishing waters after six years, says PM

Boris Johnson today boasted that the UK will have ‘prodigious’ quantities of extra fish thanks to his Brexit deal – despite admitting he had made concessions to the EU. The historic agreement struck with Brussels will mean Britain claws back 25 per cent of the bloc’s existing catch over the next five and a half … Read more