End of an era at Peterhead, as PPA confirms decision to switch to an electronic auction; record number of foreign vessel infringements in English waters in 2024; and industry asked to contribute ideas in call for evidence on Scottish inshore management. Plus: concern for Wash cockle fishery, as precautionary principle drives ground closures; squid bonanza on both sides of English Channel; and vessel retirals from the Northern Irish fleet in Sailing into the Sunset.

End of an era at Peterhead, as PPA confirms decision to switch to an electronic auction; record number of foreign vessel infringements in English waters in 2024; and industry asked to contribute ideas in call for evidence on Scottish inshore management. Plus: concern for Wash cockle fishery, as precautionary principle drives ground closures; squ....