A socioeconomic analysis [1] commissioned by Seas At Risk and carried out has revealed that a ban on bottom-contacting gear (bottom trawling and bottom dredging) in Marine Protected Areas would yield net benefits as soon as four years after the ban comes into force. The study highlights that after 13 years of such a ban, […]
A socioeconomic analysis [1] commissioned by Seas At Risk and carried out by New Economics Foundation has revealed that a ban on bottom-contacting gear (bottom trawling and bottom dredging) in Marine Protected Areas would yield net benefits as soon as four years after the ban comes into force. The study highlights that after 13 years […]
In line with Defra’s support for sustainable fisheries, the project builds on the commitment in the Sustainable fisheries for future generations White Paper (2018) to “consider new criteria to define low impact inshore fishing vessels to replace the current ‘under 10 metre’ category”. What constitutes ‘low impact’ is not currently well defined and therefore there is a […]
Reality seems to be dawning – last week it was the fishing industry complaining about the increase in forms they’d have to use to export to Europe New Economics Foundation (NEF Blog): Deal or No Deal? Are the scales now tipping back in favour of the status quo for UK fishing? Chris Williams 19th […]
Uncovering the EU member states most responsible for setting fishing quotas above scientific advice Griffin Carpenter New Economics Foundation Fisheries ministers are risking the sustainability of fish stocks by consistently setting fishing limits above scientific advice. This is our sixth and final year running a series of briefings to identify which Member States are standing […]
When it comes to seafood the current crisis is one of oversupply, not undersupply. The sight of empty supermarket shelves has obviously caused panic and desperation for many people. For some domestic food producers though, it’s caused confusion. Those who have surplus product but no market now that pubs, restaurants, and some export markets have shut. When […]
New Economics Foundation – Chris Williams ‘We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.’ This quote from Albert Einstein is worth considering in our collective response to the nature and climate crisis. Whether its fires in the Amazon and Australia, Hurricanes in the Bahamas or flooding in Yorkshire and Venice, evidence of the scale and urgency […]
From: Chris Williams Senior Programme Manager New Economics Foundation The EU Council is meeting on 16/17th of December to set total allowable catches (TACs) for the North Sea and Northeast Atlantic. There are the final TACs that will be agreed before the EU’s deadline to end overfishing (F<Fmsy) by 2020. We hope the summary of relevant […]