20 Oct 2020
Keith Hiscock comments. Attention to has been drawn to the issue of trawlers bringing up boulders from the seabed by the recent Greenpeace campaign on the Dogger Bank. Many trawlermen are not surprised – if nevertheless annoyed – to pick-up boulders in their nets. They may have fallen-out of a glacier or melting iceberg (‘glacial […]
13 Oct 2020
Statement factcheck Channel 4 News Guardian ‘Boris Johnson will promise to power every home in the UK with offshore wind energy within a decade, pledging to make the coronavirus pandemic a catalyst for green growth. In a speech to the virtual Conservative party conference on Tuesday, he will say that the government will invest in […]
13 Oct 2020
Jean Luc Solandt ‘MCS, Blue MF, WWF Netherlands and North Sea Foundation have all put our heads together and launched a significant report that was sent to Commission showing that illegal fishing in Dogger has to be stopped on a legal & ecological basis. We’ve done an Appropriate Assessment on this, and I was instrumental […]
13 Oct 2020
MCS Clara Johnstone … ‘However, it seems this opportunity is being wasted. When reading the latest version of the new Fisheries Bill I got an awful sense of déjà vu. Whilst many of the objectives relating to sustainability look good on paper, they mostly follow the same tone and offer the same commitments we have […]
13 Oct 2020
Guardian – Greenpeace ‘More than 97% of British marine protected areas, created to safeguard ocean habitats, are being dredged and bottom trawled, according to data shared with the Guardian. Nearly a quarter of the UK’s territorial waters are covered by MPAs, set up to protect vital ecosystems and species, including harbour porpoises and dolphins. This […]
13 Oct 2020
Guardian ‘You’re browsing in a supermarket and fretting mildly about the air miles of some green beans. Or you’re daydreaming of that island holiday you deserve once the pandemic has died down but worrying about whether you should be flying. How about the amount of meat you eat and all that plastic it’s wrapped in? […]
13 Oct 2020
Abstract ‘The impact of potting for crustaceans on temperate rocky reef habitats: Implications for management Multi-use marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly designated towards achieving global conservation targets. To develop effective management, the impact of permitted activities must be understood. Potting for shellfish occurs on temperate rocky reefs globally with impact not fully quantified. This […]
06 Oct 2020
Two articles: Progress with Norway and UK putting a new proposal to EU with a 3 year phase in for new relationship has been welcomed by the NFFO (NFFO Response). Fishing Federations are clearly still cautious about the main EU negotiation – see this recent SFF letter. UK and Norway sign historic fisheries agreement Defra […]
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