News tagged with: fishing,lyme-bay
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![A screengrab from a video showing a pollack being lowered back into the ocean, and then released, after being caught as part of a research project led by the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ]()
Releasing pollack at depth could benefit their long-term survival
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ news: New research led by the University has suggested changing how pollack are released after being caught by recreational anglers could have a marked difference on the fisheries’ long-term sustainability
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![Scientists attached video cameras to pots used by crab and lobster fishermen off the south coast of England (Credit ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ)]()
Scientists release previously unseen footage showing environmental impacts of pot fishing
Scientists from the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ attached video cameras to pots used by crab and lobster fishermen off the south coast of England
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![Fisherman Aubrey Banfield potting in Lyme Bay (Credit Saeed Rashid)]()
Limits on pot fishing can result in win-win for fishermen and marine wildlife
A report by the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ, funded by Defra and the Blue Marine Foundation, has found that in areas of low potting intensity the industry was operating in a way that had little impact on seabed species or economically-important shellfish
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![Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area. Credit: Dr Luke Holmes]()
Boosting livelihoods and conservation practices among small-scale fishermen
Research by the Blue Marine Foundation and the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Marine Institute, funded through a donation from Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton, aims to improve the conservation of fish and the incomes of fishermen in UK coastal waters
