Fishing News 5th November 2026

Federations make joint appeal to Treasury for fuel support; NFA calls for 10,115t – not zero – 2027 Northern Shelf cod TAC; warning that SFS deal must not lead to loss of fisheries control; coastal states agree pelagic TACs – though quota shares still unresolved; and octopus discovery in Baie de Seine bodes ill for scallop fishery. Plus: Welsh net fisheries on the brink, A Day in the Life of a Plymouth beam trawl skipper, and the latest international news in Global Briefing.