30 Oct 2017
Remote electronic monitoring: WWF Report on fisheries management post Brexit
Remote electronic monitoring – Why camera technology is a cost-effective and robust solution to improving UK fisheries management All of the UK’s fishing fleet should be fitted with electronic monitoring technology after Brexit in order to protect fish stocks from poor management and potentially illegal landings of fish, campaigners have urged. Remote monitoring technology, including closed circuit television, is […]
10 Oct 2017
Fishy noises from Michael Gove as fisheries gets embroiled with the negotiation
In an interview to the Times Michael Gove has set out various points about fisheries (see below). ‘The source told the Times: “You have to take everything they say with scepticism because this is a negotiation.’ Meanwhile the NFFO are looking elsewhere for ideas from Norway, Australia and a group of international scientists. We MUST […]
02 Oct 2017
Pity no EIA exists for fisheries – the ultimate disruptive business model
Pity no EIA approach exists for fisheries – the ultimate disruptive business In Silicon Valley they call this the disruptive business model. Your change the world first, think Uber and Airbnb, then let the regulators play catch-up. The fishing industry have been doing this for years destroying the environment and species populations first and then […]
22 Aug 2017
Fisheries, Europe & sources of information – truth from fiction – MMO
Statistics about fishing in the UK and beyond Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted by: Posted on:10 August 2017 Where to find information online about fishing activity in UK waters and by UK and EU fishing vessels. Explanation of the rules around foreign ownership of UK fishing vessels. Following the decision to leave the EU the Marine Management […]
22 Aug 2017
Fishing effort displacement – the consequences of implementing MPAs
This is an interesting issue which some might have thought would have been resolved openly by marine spatial planning. Why has this arisen in relation to spatial use and MPAs? Perhaps it is because the other sectors use other means to influence the fishing sector? Who knows? One of those hidden aspects of marine […]
14 Aug 2017
The Fisheries Blue Book is a single collection of UK and EU laws – in 10 helpful sections
This set of documents would be astonishingly helpful to anyone want to comment on the Fisheries Bill and what it might contain. Fishing regulations: The Blue Book The Fisheries Blue Book is a single collection of UK and EU laws. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) tries to maintain The Blue Book with up-to-date legislation but cannot […]
14 Aug 2017
Wrasse Fishery Guidance – Southern & D&S IFCAs respond to this ‘disruptive’ new fishery
Devon & Severn IFCA Wrasse Fishery Guidance click here to read Southern Wrasse Fishery Guidance Southern IFCA has a duty to manage the exploitation of sea fisheries resources in the coastal waters of Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to ensure a sustainable marine environment and inshore fisheries, by successfully securing the right […]
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