Torquay United have signed former Leyton Orient and Crawley Town striker Sonny Fish on a two-year deal. The 21-year-old was released by Crawley in May having made just four appearances for the EFL side. He spent the second half of last season on loan at Solihuill Moors in the National League and has also played...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West University of Plymouth Whiting, pouting and dogfish have been used to create the fish finger A new fish finger made from bycatch, which would normally go to waste, has been created for Plymouth school meals. The University of Plymouth said the project was part of the national FoodSEqual programme...
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Erin Black BBC News, Devon BBC Fish merchant Rob Goodacre said it was probably the end of the fish market “as we know it” The remaining assets of Plymouth’s fish market have gone up for auction as fish merchants say hopes of reviving it appear to be over. Plymouth Trawler Agents (PTA), which ran the...
Fishing pots fitted with LED lights catch “significantly” more fish and shrimp, a new study shows. The research, by the University of Exeter and Fishtek Marine, showed pots fitted with lights caught up to 19 times more northern shrimp than unlit pots. Dr Robert Enever, from Fishtek Marine, said it was thought the light attracts...
Richard Irvine Richard Irvine has been running a smokehouse on Colonsay for nearly three years Richard Irvine has spent the last few years building his own business on the Scottish island he fell in love with – but now he wants to give it away. The 65-year-old founded and runs the Colonsay Smokery in the...
Jonathan Morris BBC News, South West Fathoms Free Seabirds found entangled in the net are thought to have diving for trapped fish Volunteers have spent five hours removing a 1,300ft-long (400m) abandoned fishing net from Plymouth Sound National Marine Park. The net, which had trapped and killed dozens of fish, seabirds, crabs, and lobsters, was...
Duncan Cook BBC News, Gloucestershire Tess de la Mare BBC News, West of England Getty/Bloomberg The Nippy Chippy in Gloucestershire explained price rises were down to a increase in fish costs A chip shop has apologised to customers for putting up prices after seeing the cost of fish surge by more than 60% in just...
A report into options for Plymouth’s fish market has found its reinstatement for auctions would be “unviable”. The feasibility study was commissioned by Plymouth Fishing and Seafood Association, Sutton Harbour Company and Plymouth City Council after the closure last May. The report, by Tegen Mor Fisheries Consultants Ltd, identified “significant upfront investment” and “ongoing running...