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 […]
EU fishing boats can still operate in UK waters after Brexit, says Gove Environment secretary’s remarks to Danish industry leaders contradict his insistence that Britain ‘take back control’ after quitting EU common fisheries policy Michael Gove reportedly told Danish fishing industry leaders that the UK ‘does not have the capacity to catch and process all […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
This is the full version of the Queen’s speech – a PDF – which starts to flesh out the individual Brexit Bills. For water and environment the Agricultural Bill will be worth scrutinising BBC on the Queen’s Speech