Listeners slam ‘woke’ BBC R4’s Today programme for replacing the word fishermen with ‘fisherpeople’

Listeners slam ‘woke’ BBC R4’s Today programme for replacing the word fishermen with ‘fisherpeople’ – despite women making up just 2.7% of trawler crews Europe editor Katya Adler used the gender neutral description on air yesterday  Critics argued that people working on trawlers are overwhelmingly men  Ashley Mullenger, who calls herself the ‘female fisherman’, joined … Read more

French fishermen threaten to stop British goods at the border if Macron fails to strike a deal

French fishermen threaten to stop British goods at the border if Macron fails to strike a deal President Emmanuel Macron and government have been on a charm offensive  They publicly adopted Theresa May’s ‘No Deal is better than a bad one’ mantra But he was forced into an embarrassing climbdown after an earlier EU summit  … Read more

Fishermen brave huge waves as winds batter Cornwall – with weathermen warning MORE torrential rain

Fishermen brave huge waves as winds batter Cornwall – with weathermen warning of yet MORE torrential rain bringing half term washout Incredible pictures of Perranporth in Cornwall yesterday show two fishermen being battered by high winds  Torrential rain is expected across most of the UK over half term, as millions will have their plans dampened … Read more

Top chef warns British fishermen face a ‘perfect storm’ this winter

Top chef warns British fishermen face a ‘perfect storm’ this winter as new coronavirus curbs causes demand from pubs and restaurants to plummet Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall warned many fishermen could go out of business Curbs on the hospitality sector has seen a nationwide decline in demand for fish The price of a small bass has fallen … Read more

Cyclops baby albino shark shocks fishermen after they find it inside the gut of an adult

Cyclops baby albino shark shocks fishermen after they find it inside the gut of an adult The cyclops shark was found in the belly of an adult shark that died in a net  Fishermen in Indonesia cut open the belly of the adult and found the rare fish The milky-white creature was already dead but … Read more

Jaws 1 and 2! Two-headed mutant shark is discovered by Indian fishermen 

Jaws 1 and 2! Two-headed mutant shark is discovered by Indian fishermen The newborn shark was spotted by Nitin Patil near Maharashtra, western India There have only been two reports such a creature has been found in India Not realising how rare the spadenose shark was, Mr Patil threw it overboard By Michael Havis For Mailonline … Read more

RNLI lifesavers rescue three fishermen as they desperately cling to their capsized boat

RNLI lifesavers rescue three fishermen in the nick of time as they desperately cling to upturned hull of their capsized boat Three fishermen were saved from drowning in a dramatic rescue on Saturday Boat capsized when they were fishing for lobster near Roker Pier, Sunderland  Within minutes, RNLI volunteers had arrived and pulled the fishermen to safety … Read more