22 Jul 2017
North Sea cod recover: MSC A recovery from near total collapse has led North Sea cod stocks to be labelled as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council for the first time in 20 years. Guardian: Fish and chip lovers can now enjoy North Sea cod with a clear conscience, after the fishery was awarded sustainable […]
22 Jul 2017
Thanks to Robin Churchill & Daniel Owen for passing this on. A detailed and thoughtful legal assessment of UK’s position on the London Convention and Brexit; lots of links. Brexit and fisheries access – Some reflections on the UK’s denunciation of the 1964 London Fisheries Convention Valentin Schatz: ‘On 2 July 2017 the government of […]
09 Jul 2017
York Workshop Reports Thanks to Bryce Beukers-Stewart. Whilst the debris and comment still explodes around Gove’s pronouncements on fisheries, two thoughtful reports have been published which are the outcomes of the York Brexit workshops earlier in the year. Click here to download the two reports one on Fisheries and Brexit and the other on the […]
02 Jul 2017
Some points: The Conservative manifesto promised to leave the London Convention is to be acted upon The London Convention 1964 predates us joining the European Union The CFP built on this historic agreement which enshrined fishing rights stretching hundreds of years; and the Danes and probably others are already planning to contest this in international […]
26 Jun 2017
Bar Council – Brexit Papers from Daniel Owen You might be interested in this initiative by the Bar Council: their ‘Brexit Papers’. A Third Edition was released on 23 June: http://www.barcouncil.org.uk/media-centre/publications/2017/2017/june/the-brexit-papers-third-edition/ I’ve written a paper for them on fisheries: it’s number 23 in the list. It takes into account the Queen’s Speech on 21 June. […]
22 Jun 2017
19 Jun 2017
It is encouraging that the MMO are routinely succeeding in their enforcement activities. This fine arose from 13 breaches which begs the question of why so many were allowed before there was legal intervention? For anyone thinking that Brexit and fisheries will be easy just look at the complexity of ownership by a Dutch company […]
16 May 2017
A flurry of electioneering claims and counter claims surround the notable quote from Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom in a letter to the SFF. She said “no decision has yet been made” on the extent to which the CFP would be incorporated into British law. But she pledged to “disapply the key elements” which are “most […]
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