03 Nov 2020
U.K. and European Union officials are zeroing in on a solution to break the eight-month deadlock over one of the biggest obstacles to their planned trade deal. In a sign that an agreement could be struck by the mid-November deadline set by both sides, a compromise is emerging on the issue of what access EU […]
03 Nov 2020
The leaked report is called a “Scottish Overall Assessment 2020” and examines the state of six vital habitats in 11 marine regions around Scotland. It is a draft dated October 2019 compiled by scientists from the government’s NatureScot, formerly Scottish Natural Heritage, and Marine Scotland. The report’s main conclusion is that the marine habitats in […]
03 Nov 2020
A new paper predicts 20% increased fish catches for closure of just 5% of global ocean area (continue). A related article discusses the challenges of implementing these findings along with the need to do so (continue) The implications of this prediction, based on fisheries models, seem like a ‘no brainer’: close 1/20 of our seas […]
03 Nov 2020
At Cornwall IFCA’s Committee meeting on Friday 18 September, several Cornwall IFCA Committee members agreed that there is a problem with net-caught bass landings going up in Cornwall and expressed concern that some Cornish fixed netters are illegally targeting bass and landing it as “unavoidable bycatch”. In 2019, nearly 70% of all net-caught bass landed […]
03 Nov 2020
The coastal concordat for England dated 11 November 2013 was an agreement between the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Communities and Local Government (now the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)), the Department for Transport, the Marine Management Organisation, the Environment Agency, Natural England and the Local Government […]
27 Oct 2020
Nephrops/Scampi prawn fishing techniques: Study on in-depth impacts on creel v trawl fishery impacts – evidence Environmental life cycle assessment of Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) caught along the Swedish west coast by creels and conventional trawls—LCA methodology with case study Background, aim, and scope Two fishing methods, creeling and conventional trawling, are used to target […]
27 Oct 2020
WWF ‘So-called “ghost gear”, fishing equipment which is lost in the sea, can continue killing marine life for decades or even centuries after it first enters the ocean, making it the most deadly form of marine plastic debris. WWF is calling on governments to develop a legally binding global plastic pollution treaty that addresses this […]
27 Oct 2020
Marine planning is important for many areas, and not just those at sea. It relates to planning decisions for the coast, estuaries and tidal waters (which sometimes extend a long distance inland), as well as developments that impact on these areas, such as infrastructure. Marine planning has important links and interactions with land-use planning. For […]
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