07 Jul 2020
Defra – Five key points on the Fisheries Bill – this time via Facebook ‘We will also extend the MMO’s powers to allow them to provide advice and assistance on sustainable fisheries, marine planning, licensing and conservation beyond UK waters to support the delivery of the Blue Belt programme.’ The Defra take on progress so […]
07 Jul 2020
Assessing fish spillover from marine protected areas and its drivers: A meta‐analysis Manfredi Di Lorenzo and colleagues First published: 14 June 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12469 Assessing spillover from MPAs a meta-analysis Abstract Overfishing may seriously impact fish populations and ecosystems. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are key tools for biodiversity conservation and fisheries management, yet the fisheries benefits […]
30 Jun 2020
Fisheries Bill – Parliament This link will take you to the current state of play with the Fisheries Bill including the reports of debates and videos. Government recognises public ownership of the right to fish In a breakthrough moment in the UK Fisheries Bill proceedings, the Government has made a serious announcement on the ownership […]
23 Jun 2020
Future of Our Inshore Fisheries conference report The next steps for an ambitious and collaborative project which aims to improve how inshore fisheries are managed in the UK have been published. The industry-led steering group of the Future of Our Inshore Fisheries project has released both a report, detailing discussions from a conference held last year and an action […]
16 Jun 2020
Ernesto Jardim MSC Fisheries Standards Director June 10, 2020 The UN’s #Sofia2020 report shows what works when it comes to fishing the oceans sustainably, says MSC’s Fisheries Standards Director Ernesto Jardim. Here are his top takeaways from the latest Food and Agriculture Organization’s State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020: Sustainability in Action. Five things you […]
08 Jun 2020
Wildlife and Countryside Link Marine and Whales Groups are calling for a radical ocean recovery agenda to recover our oceans by 2030 to protect people and nature and climate. The manifesto describes what ocean recovery would look like and the main actions needed to achieve it. These are: A minimum of 30% of our seas […]
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