Super trawlers are proving to be a rather elusive management issue. There are no lack of concerns about their impact as the latest campaign from the world cetacean alliance highlights concerns over the dolphin bycatch. These two recent Parliamentary Questions and answers don’t really get to the heart of the matter. APPG & Hansard 1.Virginia […]

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The Super-trawler in the English Channel and the developing commentaries (see below) and illustrations have been a stark reminder to a much wider audience about the scale of modern industrial fishing. This note highlights: The sheer size of these super trawlers that simply dwarf any ‘traditional’ trawler. The legality of the quota allocation via the […]

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