29 Jan 2018

By: Samuel Stone Date posted: 26 January 2018 Marine Conservation Society The use of electricity in the marine environment is currently banned under EU technical regulations, but a series of derogations for scientific and data collection purposes have made it possible for (primarily) the Dutch to roll out the electric pulse fishing method on a large scale over […]

29 Jan 2018

Click here to download the PDF of this set of slides 17 January 2018 TFSO (2018) 23 Commission to EU 27 Internal EU27 preparatory discussions on the framework for the future relationship: “Fisheries”  European Commission, Task Force for· the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TE  Remarks: These slides […]

29 Jan 2018

Two reports  1. Building Resilience in Fisheries Governance – EDF & ABPmer Report Research undertaken by ABPmer on behalf of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to consider future potential governance arrangements for fisheries in the N.E. Atlantic region is now available. Climate-related impacts on the range and distribution of commercial fish stocks are likely to […]

22 Jan 2018

Outputs of the Best Practice in World Fisheries conference run by The Blue Marine Foundation and Fishmongers Company in November. Please see the full report and videos from the conference here. Fascinating and unique insight into current fisheries management and practice in the USA, Australia, New Zealand & Norway. The read across lessons signal key messages […]

04 Dec 2017

Thanks to Richard White for the heads-up on these: The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee are carrying out an inquiry into ‘…how potential changes to the fisheries and seafood trading arrangements between the UK and the EU will affect fishers, seafood processors, consumers, coastal communities and the environment. ‘ Two session collecting oral evidence […]

04 Dec 2017

Arctic nations and fishing powers sign ‘historic’ agreement on fishery Officials from five Arctic countries and five major distant fishing powers reached an “unprecedented” agreement Thursday on a legally binding international accord that will protect nearly three million square kilometres of the Central Arctic Ocean from unregulated fishing. Radio Canada International Once signed, the agreement […]