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16 May 2025News: Gary Taylor appointed Chair of UK Fisheries Ltd30 April 2025View: Rebecca Bennett takes leadership role at UK Fisheries as Jane Sandell steps down14 April 2025News: Hannah Jenkinson and Megan Dosdale, first female crew on Kirkella17 January 2025View: Cod quota for 2025 about a quarter of the 2018 quota13 November 2024View: Westminster Hall Fishing debate - Melanie Onn MP stands up for the distant fishing fleet06 November 2024View: Letter to Daniel Zeichner MP, Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs10 October 2024News: House of Commons dinner addresses challenges facing the UK’s distant fishing fleet26 September 2024View: Our message to Westminster and Whitehall02 July 2024View: Fishing News opinion piece: 'UNPRECEDENTED AND UNDEMOCRATIC'26 June 2024View: The Times video: How Brexit failed Britain's fishing industry13 June 2024View: Emma Hardy, Labour candidate for Hull West and Haltemprice, talking about what distant waters fishing means for Hull10 June 2024View: Interview with Jane Sandell, CEO UK Fisheries on the predicament of the UK's distant waters fleet08 April 2024View: New snapshot of UK Fisheries and update on quota for 202412 February 2024View: Fishing industry needs radical change of government thinking09 February 2024News: Cod quotas 202422 July 2023News: 'We are at 50% of the quota we had': boss of UK's last long-range trawler rues 'squandered' Brexit hopes20 July 2023News: ‘Pro-pelagic bias could spell end of distant water fishery’20 July 2023View: 'Wilful neglect and discrimination'20 June 2023View: Daily Echo Sounder30 September 2021News: BREXIT BALANCE SHEET Report for NFFOVideos
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Kirkella trawling
Kirkella on Humber
Kirkella drone footage
Kirkella drone footage
Kirkella drone footage
The Kirkella Naming celebration lunch at the Cutty Sark Museum
The Fish Fryers free fish & chip event at Cutty Sark Gardens for 2,500 locals
The City of Hull Brass Band at Cutty Sark Gardens
Sir Barney White-Spunner, Chairman of the Advisory Board, UK Fisheries, at the Kirkella Naming celebration dinner at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Kirkella sailing upstream through Tower Bridge
Kirkella sailing downstream through Tower Bridge
HRH The Princess Royal with Graham Barney, Factory Manager, Kirkella
HRH The Princess Royal with Charlie Waddy, First Mate, on the bridge of Kirkella
HRH The Princess Royal unveiling a model of Kirkella presented by UK Fisheries to the National Maritime Museum
HRH The Princess Royal Naming Kirkella at Greenwich
HRH The Princess Royal meeting Stig Maersk, Musical Director, and players in the City of Hull Brass Band
HRH The Princess Royal making her address at the Kirkella Naming Ceremony in Greenwich
2,500 local people in Greenwich enjoying free Kirkella-caught cod & chips
Sir Barney White-Spunner, Chairman of the Advisory Board, UK Fisheries Ltd
UK Fisheries infographic
Kirkella poster
Cutaway illustration of Kirkella
UK Fisheries Ltd logo
