Blue Marine Foundation hosted an intense one day Crab and Lobster Symposium attended by a range of scientists, fisheries managers and a few reps from the catching sector. Thirty short talks covered a wide range of topics in five groups; there were also Q&As and a final open forum.
Five years of the Fisheries Act
The Fisheries Act, which established the legal framework for managing UK fisheries after Brexit, entered into law in November 2020. Five years on, Blue Marine Foundation’s co-founder shares his views on what the act might have achieved – and how it has failed.
04 December 2025