04 May 2021

Defra ‘There has been widespread coverage in the news see BBC News Online,  Intrafish following yesterday’s conclusion of the bilateral fisheries negotiations with Norway on fishing opportunities for 2021. Discussions concluded without the parties reaching an agreement, meaning for 2021 neither will have access to fish in the other’s waters.’  A Defra spokesperson said: “We have always […]

09 Jan 2021

New report finds bottom trawling taking place in 98% of UK’s offshore Marine Protected Areas Date posted: 6 January 2021 Marine Conservation Society ‘We’ve released our Marine unProtected Areas report which found that bottom trawling is taking place in a worrying 98% of the UK’s offshore Marine Protected Areas designed to protect the seabed. As a result of […]

09 Jan 2021

Following the end of the Brexit transition period, our latest White Paper explores what the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement has to say on fisheries. At the eleventh hour, the EU and UK agreed a deal to govern relations between the two parties when the Brexit transition period ended on 31 December 2020. Throughout the […]

30 Dec 2020

The Brexit Trade Deal & Fisheries This is the text of the Trade deal – fisheries is 14 pages out of 1246, see page 261 Defra have responded to the press coverage The implications of the Brexit Deal for fisheries was first published by the BBC And also the Guardian who described the fishermen’s reaction […]

24 Nov 2020

WWF: Sustainable fisheries management is vital for the livelihoods and wellbeing of people all around the world, and for the health and survival of marine ecosystems and species. Remote Electronic Monitoring with cameras (REM) of fisheries is a powerful tool to underpin sustainable fisheries management. This report explores how REM can be used to address […]