Industry squashes NGO’s ‘overfishing’ claims, mackerel TAC row escalates as summer season gets underway, and the focus shifts to tidal power as a ‘disastrous’ UK auction attracts no offshore wind development bids. Plus: the start of a ground-breaking programme to train up 10 new recruits in Brixham, industry perspectives on the crab and lobster FMP, the 50-year career of the Mallaig-built Harvester, and the latest fishing books reviewed. 

Industry squashes NGO’s ‘overfishing’ claims, mackerel TAC row escalates as summer season gets underway, and the focus shifts to tidal power as a ‘disastrous’ UK auction attracts no offshore wind development bids. Plus: the start of a ground-breaking programme to train up 10 new recruits in Brixham, industry perspectives on the c....