The ''Fishing News'' is a national weekly newspaper published in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. The paper serves the professional fishing industry.

History

Founded in 1913 in

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

, in 1961 the publishers of ''Fishing News'' also began to publish ''Fishing News International'', a quarterly magazine. There was also by then a sister company, Fishing News (Books) Limited, publishing works of reference. In 1973 ''Fishing News'' was published by A. J. H. Publications Ltd. at 110

Fleet Street Fleet Street is a major street mostly in the City of London. It runs west to east from Temple Bar at the boundary with the City of Westminster to Ludgate Circus at the site of the London Wall and the River Fleet from which the street was na ...

, London EC4, and was reported to deal with all aspects of the commercial fishing industry, including catching, processing, distribution, and research.

Present day

The paper is now on sale in all parts of the British Isles and covers all relevant news about the British and Irish commercial fishing industries, together with features. The paper is printed by

Mortons of Horncastle Mortons of Horncastle Ltd is a publishing, events and printing company based in Horncastle in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. History At the age of 21, William Kirkham Morton introduced mechanical typesetting to the small market-town of Ho ...

, and in 2016 its work on ''Fishing News'' was awarded the title Niche Market Newspaper of the Year at the News Awards ceremony in London. ''Fishing News'' runs an annual Fishing Vessel of the Year competition. The 2022 awards took place in Aberdeen.The Fishing News Awards
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References

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External links

Official websiteFishing News back issues
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