In NEFs working paper on bass we recommend seven key steps to recovery: http://www.neweconomics.org/blog/entry/seven-key-steps-to-bass-stock-recovery Chris Williams NEF ‘Before Christmas I wrote about the need for urgent action to protect dwindling numbers of bass in European seas. Some good news came last week – the European Commission has agreed Emergency Measures to prevent a total collapse […]
Defra: ‘A consultation to prepare for the demersal discard ban in January 2016 has now launched. Ensuring our fishermen can financially benefit from the second phase of the discard ban, which will end the wasteful practice that sees good fish thrown overboard, is the subject of a consultation launched today by Fisheries Minister George Eustice. […]
This significant step has been widely welcomed among the angling community; time will tell how the French fishermen react. European Commission 26/01/2015 ‘The European Commission has announced measures to avert the collapse of the declining sea bass stock. Immediately effective measures will place a ban on targeting the fish stock by trawling while it is […]
An issue of electric pulse trawling was raised by Jason Hall-Spencer and caused considerable debate at the Coastal Futures conference. If you have any insights, links or particular knowledge of this fishery and recent European decisions could you please send them to me ASAP bob.earll@coastms.co.uk An SEA? Clearly research has been done to prove the […]
This paper looks at the detailed relationship between trawling, fish and invertebrate populations in the Irish Sea ‘The effects of bottom trawling on benthic invertebrates include reductions of biomass, diversity and body size. These changes may negatively affect prey availability for demersal fishes, potentially leading to reduced food intake, body condition and yield of fishes […]
CFP Deal – Business as usual – quota advice still ignored Conservationists took a rather different view from the Government over the 2015 CFP deal complaining that it was business as usual with politicians ignoring scientific advice on quotas – read more: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/16/fishing-quotas-defy-scientists-advice Defra ‘Deal strikes the right balance between supporting business and conserving fish […]
Angling and conservation groups are gearing up for a parliamentary debate (Dec 3rd) on the management of sea bass stocks ahead of a crucial meeting of the EU Fisheries Council in Brussels. The debate has been called by Conservative MP George Hollingbery, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Angling, following the outcry over […]
This edition of SUDG newsletter sets out a range of issues and perspectives of current interest to the Group and its members including: The need for guidance on for industry in relation to MCZs A new approach to monitoring on a regional scale by the aggregate industry An initiative by DONG and SSE in the […]