Latest Commercial fishing Podcast Episodes
Get to grips with funding and financial services
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - May 26, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutesFor our second episode of the season, we delve into the baffling, yet essential topic of finance. We wanted this episode to be as useful as possible for the industry, so we’ve reached out to gain practical, on-the-ground insight, and understand what fishermen can do to become financially secure ...
Backing British Fish
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - April 28, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutesWe’re back for the second season of Fathom, and we have a treat of a first episode for you. Following what’s been an incredibly difficult year, we shine some positive light on the future of British Fish. This episode weaves together three stories of how individuals and organisations are pulling ...
Backing British Fish
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - April 28, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutesWe’re back for the second season of Fathom, and we have a treat of a first episode for you. Following what’s been an incredibly difficult year, we shine some positive light on the future of British Fish. This episode weaves together three stories of how individuals and organisations are pulling ...
Fathom: Season 2 teaser
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - March 19, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutesThanks to funding from The Sefararers' Charity, the Fathom podcast is getting ready to launch a second series! We'll be releasing monthly episodes, covering a wide range of fishing industry issues. As usual, we'll be breaking down complex subjects through meaningful conversations and getting t...
Fathom: Season 2 teaser
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - March 19, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutesThanks to funding from The Sefararers' Charity, the Fathom podcast is getting ready to launch a second series! We'll be releasing monthly episodes, covering a wide range of fishing industry issues. As usual, we'll be breaking down complex subjects through meaningful conversations and getting t...
Fathom 31: Brexit deal: Voices from the quayside
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - January 21, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes‘This is the biggest blow I’ve ever had, in all my years of fishing’. It’s our last episode for a few months, and it’s a big one. We head to the quayside - through the ‘new normal’ medium of Zoom, Whatsapp and good old fashioned telephone calls - to talk to fishermen about their feelings and t...
Fathom 31: Brexit deal: Voices from the quayside
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - January 21, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes‘This is the biggest blow I’ve ever had, in all my years of fishing’. It’s our last episode for a few months, and it’s a big one. We head to the quayside - through the ‘new normal’ medium of Zoom, Whatsapp and good old fashioned telephone calls - to talk to fishermen about their feelings and t...
Fathom 30: The UK Fisheries Act
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - December 01, 2020 18:00 - 29 minutesWe end the year on our 30th (but, perhaps not final) episode, and it's a landmark moment that no doubt will go down in history: the UK Fisheries Bill has passed through parliament and received royal assent, becoming the UK Fisheries Act. The Act will provide the legislative framework for futur...
Fathom 30: The UK Fisheries Act
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - December 01, 2020 18:00 - 29 minutesWe end the year on our 30th (but, perhaps not final) episode, and it's a landmark moment that no doubt will go down in history: the UK Fisheries Bill has passed through parliament and received royal assent, becoming the UK Fisheries Act. The Act will provide the legislative framework for futur...
Fathom 29: Preparing for the 1st January with the MMO
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - November 17, 2020 19:00 - 32 minutesWe’re deep into November, and the tumultuous, exhausting year of 2020 is coming to an end. And who could be better placed to give an end of 2020 check-in, than Tom McCormack, CEO of the MMO. Tom joins us on the podcast with his top team Phil Haslam, Operations Director, and Michelle Willis, Fina...
Fathom 29: Preparing for the 1st January with the MMO
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - November 17, 2020 19:00 - 32 minutesWe’re deep into November, and the tumultuous, exhausting year of 2020 is coming to an end. And who could be better placed to give an end of 2020 check-in, than Tom McCormack, CEO of the MMO. Tom joins us on the podcast with his top team Phil Haslam, Operations Director, and Michelle Willis, Fina...
Fathom 28: Financial resilience in fishing communities
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - November 04, 2020 10:00 - 28 minutesIt’s been hard to ignore the eye-opening research released by Seafarers UK earlier last month. The landmark report, “Fishing Without a Safety Net: The Financial Resilience of Small-Scale Coastal Fishers, their Families and Communities”, revealed the precarious financial situation experienced by ...
PSA: Early Voting Information For Coastal North Carolina
Hooked - October 26, 2020 17:00 - 2 minutesWant to vote early in coastal North Carolina? Here's how. ¿Quieres votar temprano en la costa de Carolina del Norte? Escucha este anuncio.
Episode 27: Future of Our Inshore Fisheries: One Year On
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - October 20, 2020 16:00 - 27 minutesOne year ago, we recorded our first ever episode live at the Future of Our Inshore Fisheries Conference. This landmark, inclusive event saw active fishermen, industry leaders, policy makers, regulators, researchers and a number of environmental groups come together in one place, to discuss the f...
Episode 27: Future of Our Inshore Fisheries: One Year On
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - October 20, 2020 16:00 - 27 minutesOne year ago, we recorded our first ever episode live at the Future of Our Inshore Fisheries Conference. This landmark, inclusive event saw active fishermen, industry leaders, policy makers, regulators, researchers and a number of environmental groups come together in one place, to discuss the f...
Fathom 26: A reality check for the months ahead
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - October 07, 2020 14:00 - 32 minutesAs summer fades over the horizon and the crisp autumnal months begin to settle in, we take this transitional moment as an opportunity to take our busy Fathom schedule back to the quayside and touch base with the CFPO and our co-host Paul Trebilcock, to reflect and forecast. We answer an array ...
Fathom 26: A reality check for the months ahead
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - October 07, 2020 14:00 - 32 minutesAs summer fades over the horizon and the crisp autumnal months begin to settle in, we take this transitional moment as an opportunity to take our busy Fathom schedule back to the quayside and touch base with the CFPO and our co-host Paul Trebilcock, to reflect and forecast. We answer an array ...
Episode 25: Preparing for Change: The Small Fishing Vessel Safety Code
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - September 23, 2020 11:00 - 43 minutesIf you have been tuned in to the discussion on social media, it will not come as news to you that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) have launched an open consultation on the revised small vessel code, MSN 1871. The new Code of Practice will affect all fishing vessels of less than 15m in...
Episode 25: Preparing for Change: The Small Fishing Vessel Safety Code
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - September 23, 2020 11:00 - 43 minutesIf you have been tuned in to the discussion on social media, it will not come as news to you that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) have launched an open consultation on the revised small vessel code, MSN 1871. The new Code of Practice will affect all fishing vessels of less than 15m in...
Fathom 24: The story of Eastbourne fishermen
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - September 09, 2020 15:00 - 31 minutes“The last straw came when all the fishermen working on the quay were given a letter to vacate the site, clear all our gear off, as they wanted to build housing… so we decided… rather than sell this land to a developer, can the fishermen buy it?” This is a story of how a strong, self-organised c...
Fathom 24: The story of Eastbourne fishermen
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - September 09, 2020 15:00 - 31 minutes“The last straw came when all the fishermen working on the quay were given a letter to vacate the site, clear all our gear off, as they wanted to build housing… so we decided… rather than sell this land to a developer, can the fishermen buy it?” This is a story of how a strong, self-organised c...
Fathom 23: Making space for women in fishing
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - August 25, 2020 12:00 - 41 minutesWomen play an integral role across the seafood supply chain - from caring in fishing families, to policy, net fixing, processing and catching. But why do we know so little about them? Why do their voices remain relatively ‘invisible’, and why does the industry remain male-dominated? Whilst onl...
A Model for Change: Locals Seafood
Hooked - August 14, 2020 19:00 - 10 minutesThere weren't trucks, trade routes or facilities for in-state seafood distribution – so they made their own. Ryan Speckman explains how his business, Locals Seafood in Raleigh, NC, is working around imported seafood, non-existent trade routes and other issues that keep North Carolinians from con...
NC Seafood's Long Journey Home
Hooked - August 12, 2020 17:00 - 6 minutesBarry Nash, marketing and development expert for North Carolina seafood with NC Sea Grant, sat down with us to explain why seafood in North Carolina doesn't always reach the plates of people who live in our state. Produced by: Maggie Burns Broadcast from the Shoresides studio, Hooked explores...
Fathom 22: Trailblazing a pathway for young careers at sea
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - August 11, 2020 15:00 - 28 minutesWe release this episode of Fathom on International Youth Day, to celebrate and share the hard work, creativity and forward-looking energy of CFPO Youth Board, who over the past year have been helping to lay the groundwork for the first-ever Commercial Fishing Apprenticeship Standard. The world...
Fathom 21: A collective commitment to vulnerable fishermen
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - July 24, 2020 13:00 - 25 minutesThe government responded swiftly to the maelstrom of Covid-19, with a broad sweep of financial support schemes for the fishing industry. Coastal towns are beginning to bustle, and things are starting to feel ‘normal’ again. However, some people have inevitably fallen through the gaps, with small...
Fathom 21: A collective commitment to vulnerable fishermen
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - July 24, 2020 13:00 - 25 minutesThe government responded swiftly to the maelstrom of Covid-19, with a broad sweep of financial support schemes for the fishing industry. Coastal towns are beginning to bustle, and things are starting to feel ‘normal’ again. However, some people have inevitably fallen through the gaps, with small...
Fathom 20: A collection of stories on safety at sea
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - July 09, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes‘All fishermen know the job is dangerous… it’s nice to keep it in your mind that there are people who care about you at home… rather than, you need to wear your lifejacket, you need to do this, you need to do that!’ Ben, skipper at Newlyn This week is a special episode of Fathom to celebrate a...
Fathom 20: A collection of stories on safety at sea
Fathom: getting below the surface of the UK fishing industry. - July 09, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes‘All fishermen know the job is dangerous… it’s nice to keep it in your mind that there are people who care about you at home… rather than, you need to wear your lifejacket, you need to do this, you need to do that!’ Ben, skipper at Newlyn This week is a special episode of Fathom to celebrate a...
How a Global Pandemic Changed a Local Seafood Market
Hooked - July 06, 2020 17:00 - 4 minutesA local seafood market in Wrightsville Beach, NC had to rework their business model in the wake of Covid-19. Lambert Long, whose family owns and operates Motts Channel Seafood, tells of both the trials and triumphs the market faced. Produced by: Maggie Burns Broadcast from the Shoresides stud...
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