What's in the issue

In our 40-page double summer issue: no plans for a bottom trawling ban in Welsh MPAs; councils’ report on NE shellfish die-off documents ‘catastrophic’ impact; and Irish wind developers call for reassurance on co-existence with fishing. Plus: does the octopus glut herald boom or bust for SW fishermen? North Shields industry documented in new exhibition; young Scottish women blazing a trail in the catching sector; vintage vessels that have found a new lease of life beyond their fishing careers – and lots more!