30 Jul 2015
28 Apr 2015
Government to answer legal challenge over ‘unfair’ UK fishing quota – Greenpeace Judicial Review
Greenpeace 24 April, 2015: ‘A full judicial review into the government’s decision to continue to give nearly the entire UK fishing quota to domestic industrial and foreign corporations, at the expense of local, low impact fishermen, has been given the green light by the High Court. Justice Andrews granted permission to Greenpeace to argue that […]
28 Apr 2015
Breakthrough in protection of the Dogger Bank Natura site, ecological heart of the North Sea
Birdlife International: ‘ After years of negotiation, the Dogger Bank, a unique and massive complex of Natura 2000 sites belonging to the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands will finally get its needed fisheries management plan.’ Beam trawls and other bottom gear will be excluded from about a third of the Dogger Bank. This is a […]
14 Apr 2015
Defra statement – IFCA powers
In response to our April 14th mailing A Defra spokesperson said: “We are aware of concerns about a short term reduction in enforcement powers available to Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) officers. The Marine Management Organisation is warranting a number of IFCA officers with relevant powers so that they can continue to operate as […]
14 Apr 2015
Warming seas and changing fish populations – Exeter and Bristol study results
Popular North Sea fish such as haddock, plaice and lemon sole could become less common on our menus because they will be constrained to preferred habitat as seas warm, according to a study published today in Nature Climate Change. Fish distributions are limited by water temperature and some species can only thrive in certain habitats […]
07 Apr 2015
The MCS Good Fish Guide – New Version
16 Mar 2015
Fisheries: Bio-Economic Model of European Fleets launched – New Economics Foundation
Griffin Carpenter – New Economics Foundation We’re not good at managing our natural resources. Our analysis shows overfishing in EU waters has cost us EUR7.1 billion in the last 5 years alone. <http://www.neweconomics.org/page/m/2edb5032/7ebe2631/6e1d4dc2/5d2508e/60041902/VEsH/> We need to change this. And that’s where my new model comes in. The Bio-Economic Model of European Fleets (BEMEF for short) […]
10 Mar 2015
MPA Update: MPAs & Article 6 7 MCZs & Licensing
Managing fisheries in Marine Protected Areas – Management to meet Article 6 of the Habitats Directive Defra / MMO ‘To bring fisheries in line with other activities, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced on the 14 August 2012 a revised approach to managing fishing activities within European marine sites (EMS). […]
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