Fishing industry in England

The fishing industry in England covers the fish processing industry and fishing trawler companies that fish around England.

Geographical spread of ports

Important English seafishing ports include:

Brixham
Fleetwood – home of the Fisherman's Friend
Grimsby – once the largest fishing port in the world
Lowestoft
Newlyn
Whitby

History

The fishing industry in England was once much larger than it is today. EU quotas have limited the amount of catch than can be brought ashore, in accordance with the Common Fisheries Policy.

Fish processing

Fish processing companies are based in Grimsby (Young's Bluecrest), Whitby (Whitby Seafoods) and Lowestoft (Birds Eye).

Organisations

Regulation

The Marine and Fisheries Agency controls the sea fisheries legislation in England and Wales.

Industry organisations

The National Fishing Heritage Centre in Grimsby displays how the fishing industry in England once was. also in Grimsby is the Sea Fish Industry Authority (SeaFish) which promotes the consumption of fish, and conducts research for the fishing and fish-processing industry.

The Fishermen's Mission is a Christian charity supporting fishermen and their families within the UK.

External links

Fishing industry by region

By country	Angola Australia Bangladesh Brunei Benin Canada Chad Chile China Denmark England Ethiopia Ghana Greenland Guernsey Hong Kong India Israel Japan South Korea Laos Maldives Morocco New Zealand Pakistan Palau Portugal Russia Scotland Senegal Turkmenistan Uganda United States Vanuatu

Fishing banks	Agulhas Bank Dogger Bank Flemish Cap Georges Bank Grand Banks Hawkins Bank Macclesfield Bank Nazareth Bank Princess Alice Bank Saya de Malha Bank Soudan Banks

By species	Alaskan king crabs Alaskan salmon Peruvian anchoveta

Other areas	Alaska Chatham Rise North Sea

Agriculture in the United Kingdom

Companies

Conservation

Government
and regulation

History

Agricultural Revolution British timber trade Celtic field Common land Corn Laws Diggers Dutch barn Enclosure Haughley Experiment Highland Clearances Highland Potato Famine Lowland Clearances Napier Commission Rationing Run rig Rural Reconstruction Association Scottish Agricultural Revolution Swing Riots Victory garden Women's Land Army

Foot-and-mouth	1967 2001 2007

Nations and regions

England	Agriculture in London Cuisine Cornwall Devon Fishing

Scotland	Animal breeds Shetland Crofting Scottish Crofting Foundation Cuisine Factor Fishing Royal Highland Show

Wales	Cuisine Royal Welsh Show Tŷ unnos

Non-governmental
organisations

Unions	Farmers' Union of Wales National Farmers Union (England and Wales) National Farmers Union of Scotland Ulster Farmers' Union Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster

British Egg Industry Council British Poultry Council Country Land and Business Association Fresh Start Initiative Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences James Hutton Institute Museums Museum of English Rural Life National Museum of Rural Life National Non-Food Crops Centre Nottingham Arabidopsis Stock Centre Rothamsted Research Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland Soil Association Tenant Farmers Association Universities and colleges CAFRE Royal Agricultural University Scotland's Rural College

Sectors

Other

Category

Economy of the United Kingdom

Companies

Co-operatives
Employee-owned companies
FTSE 100 Index
FTSE 250 Index
FTSE Fledgling Index
FTSE SmallCap Index
Government-owned companies

Currency
governance
regulation

History

Chronological	1659–1849 Navigation Acts Agricultural Revolution Industrial Revolution Panic of 1796–97 1815–46 Corn Laws New Imperialism 1830s–1945 Second Industrial Revolution 1860s–1914 1873–79 Long Depression 1926 general strike 1929–39 Great Depression 1948–52 Marshall Plan 1974 Three-Day Week 1979 Winter of Discontent 1986 Big Bang 1992 Black Wednesday Late-2000s recession 2008 bank rescue package 2009 bank rescue package

Recurrent	Economic geography Free trade Gold standard Recessions and recoveries National champions policy Economic liberalism Privatization Nationalisation

Nations,
regions,
cities

England	Atlantic Gateway Birmingham Big City Plan Bristol Cornwall Croydon Croydon Vision 2020 Devon Expansion plans for Milton Keynes Fishing Leeds List of counties by GVA Liverpool London East London Tech City London Plan M4 corridor M11 Corridor Manchester Reading Sheffield Silicon Fen Thames Gateway Tourism Transport

N. Ireland	Belfast Transport

Scotland	Aberdeen Agriculture Edinburgh Industrialisation Fishing Oil and gas Renewable energy Silicon Glen Tourism Transport Whisky

Wales	Cardiff (Cardiff Bay) Swansea Tourism Transport

People and labour

Sectors

Resource & production	Energy/Renewable energy Biodiesel Coal Geothermal Hydraulic frac. Hydroelectricity Marine North Sea oil Solar Wind Food Agriculture Cider Wine Beer Fishing English Scottish Materials Forestry Mining

Financial services	Baltic Exchange Banking List of banks List of UK building societies Canary Wharf The City Euronext.liffe Glasgow International Financial Services District Insurance Lloyd's of London LCH.Clearnet London Interbank Offered Rate London Metal Exchange London Platinum and Palladium Market London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment Market

Other	Education Entertainment & Media Cinema Gambling Newspapers Radio Television Theatre Healthcare Legal services Manufacturing Aerospace Automotive Pharmaceuticals Exports Property Architecture Construction Housing Real estate Science and technology Internet Telecommunications Supermarkets Tourism Transport Aviation Rail Inter-city High-speed

Trade and business
organisations

Category
Commons

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Fishing industry in England

Geographical spread of ports

History

Fish processing

Organisations

Regulation

Industry organisations

See also

External links