Bombshell for Plymouth, as feasibility study finds that the numbers don’t stack up for a new auction; relief for industry as High Court judge dismisses NGO attempt to force Defra ministers to follow ICES advice on quotas to the letter; and 8,600t of extra Brexit quota awarded to English vessels. Plus: major new exhibition opens in Hastings – but will the fishermen’s memories it records be the last in the port? – and a packed shed at cat specialist Audacious Marine, as its latest build Our Henry II joins the Whitby fleet.

Bombshell for Plymouth, as feasibility study finds that the numbers don’t stack up for a new auction; relief for industry as High Court judge dismisses NGO attempt to force Defra ministers to follow ICES advice on quotas to the letter; and 8,600t of extra Brexit quota awarded to English vessels. Plus: major new exhibition opens in Hastings –....