The UK fish industry is in the news because of Brexit. It was a central part of the negotiations. Global warming may make those negotiations seem incidental in the long term because a study by Aberdeen University tells us that … Continue reading →
Farm staff were filmed kicking live trout along the floor. Test Valley Trout Farming supplies ChalkStream®, a brand under which fish from the fish farms are marketed. Chalk Stream has received glowing reports including endorsements from Jamie Oliver and Tom … Continue reading →
Currently, if a person wishes to claim that they have caught a fish which is a record weight in Britain the catch has to be witnessed by a second person who was physically present when making the application to the … Continue reading →
COMMENT: This is very questionable but I acccept it. In the UK people have to remain at home during the current lockdown because the NHS is about to be overwhelmed by people infected with the coronavirus. It’s desperate days although … Continue reading →
Carp describes various species of an oily freshwater fish native to Europe and Asia which is consumed in many parts of the world. In Poland this species of fish faces a very difficult and abusive time at Christmas. Historically carp … Continue reading →
There is a disturbing story in The Times newspaper today, Wednesday 18th 2020, in which it is reported that fishermen off South America’s Atlantic coast are abusing seabirds in various ways because they consider them pests or as an act … Continue reading →
Caerphilly county borough council drained Deri Lake, near Bargoed which contained fish and they did so without notifying the Rhymney Valley and District Angling Society. We don’t know why they drained the lake but allegedly the fish in it were … Continue reading →
An interesting research paper has recently been published in Science Advances, which is co-written by Gael Mariani, a PhD student at Montpelier University France (he’s the lead author in the study). In perhaps my overly simplistic terms, he states that … Continue reading →
A study by the University Of California and the National Geographic Society has shown that by banning fishing in 5% more of the oceans there would be at least a 20% increase in fish catches in the future. This should … Continue reading →
Fishermen using static nets and pair trawling kill dolphins and porpoises in the southern Bay of Biscay.
Continue reading →The Times newspaper tells me that fishing is catching on with the stars, the celebrities and the Z listers. It appears that the coronavirus pandemic has been a catalyst to the increasing numbers of anglers in the UK. The furlough … Continue reading →
