THE small West Country fishing port of Salcombe in Devon was this week mourning the death of one of its most popular fishing personalities who was killed while helping to unload a catch from a local crabber.

A one day conference on seafood and health being held in Fishmongers Hall, London on 28th January 2009 promises to bring forward new thinking on a range of dietary issues in which seafood can be beneficial.

DOLPHINS and porpoises have been sighted in considerable numbers in the Humber, once one of Britain's most polluted estuaries for the first time in 200 years - and they are being attracted by increasing fish stocks.

Preliminary results from sea trials on an Orkney fishing vessel using a new net design developed by its skipper has shown a significant reduction in the amount of small cod caught, signalling its potential as an important tool for conserving stocks.

The trials highlight the pioneering role that Scottish fishermen are taking in developing new initiatives to aid in the conservation of fish stocks.

Sustainable management of our seas and protection of UK marine species

and habitats has moved a step closer today. In the Queen's Speech the

Government has committed to introducing a full UK Marine & Coastal

Access Bill in the new Parliamentary session.

EIGHT jobs will be created in Shetland after a new aquaculture business received a £370,000 loan from the local council to help purchase a second hand well boat.

Why not indulge yourself in a bit of nostalgia by buying one-or even both-of our special fishing calendars?

Independent Scottish salmon farming company Lighthouse Caledonia is to close its fish processing plant in Stornoway by December 31 resulting in the loss of 130 jobs.

Marine Harvest has announced the appointment of David Carnes to the new post of director corporate development and changes to the structure of its group management team.

EIMSKIP, the big fish carrier between Iceland, Britain and the European mainland, has announced big economies including fewer operating vessels and a 10 per cent pay reduction for some of its workers.

Responding to the first report published by the Committee on Climate Change (1), the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is today highlighting the leadership shown by its members in tackling climate change.

AN Icelandic trawler has just notched up record earnings of more than £1 million in one of its most successful tips to date with the bumper catch, some of which will ceratinly end up in Britain. The freezer vessel Hofrungar III AK, owned by the firm HB Grandi, recently docked in Reykjavik after more than four weeks at sea with a 700 tonne catch worth an estimated 223 million Icelandic kronas ( £1.02 million).