After the Floods: A Fish Rescue in Action! Angling Trust Ever wondered what happens when fish get stranded by floods and have to be rescued? John Cheyne found out for himself recently, as he joined Environment Agency staff on the River Severn to witness the important work they do, along with some surprising catches. It […]
Covid 19 and fisheries. Jerry Percy, Director of the New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association [NUTFA] gives a personal view. The impact of the Coronavirus has almost overnight largely decimated those companies reliant on high end products such as dive caught scallops, lobster and crab, whilst prices for the main finfish species have crashed. The vast […]
Version 23rd March 2020 Bob Earll Three points: 1. It is widely acknowledged that the Imperial College Paper by Neil Ferguson and colleagues had a huge impact. It was effectively the spur that changed UK policy on the virus. It is explicit about the implications of different options. Timing: if your planning events – see […]
Version 23 March 2020 Bob Earll If you have a social network – use it to help combat the virus and help your community Many of your projects generate huge social capital. If you run a social network now is the time to rethink how you might use it to help combat the virus and […]
Work None: This emergency is having the result of stopping work for many people. My daughter is professional musician – all gigs cancelled; her best friend is a dentist – the surgery is closed. The big corporate losers will be some major industries like the airlines and retailers because we will be consuming less. Normal […]
Version March 23 March 2020 Bob Earll Guardian: Coronavirus: ‘severe shock’ to UK fishing as markets dry up The coronavirus outbreak has hit British fishers with a “very severe shock” as demand from export markets and the domestic restaurant trade has dried up. The UK exports about 70% of its catch to Europe and Asia […]
Version March 24th 2020 Dr Peter JS Jones, Reader in Environmental Governance, Department of Geography, University College London (UCL). P.J.Jones@ucl.ac.uk; Professor Rick Stafford, Professor of Marine Biology and Conservation, University of Bournemouth. This blog has now been developed into an article in the Ecologist magazine Click here to read the article (13/4/2020) Reflecting on the […]
Risks to North Sea Fish Stocks and Wildlife if Post-Brexit Fishery Negotiations Fail to Reach Agreement on Quotas and Access to UK Waters: Extended Technical Report Heath, Michael R. and Cook, Robin M. (2020) “Taking back control of fisheries” became one of the totemic issues uniting supporters of the campaign to leave the EU. Having left, the issue […]