THE Angel Shark has been awarded protection in English waters under the Wildlife & Countryside Act.
In December 2006 the Angel Shark was declared extinct in the North Sea and is listed as “critically endangered.” From April this year it will become illegal to target, kill, or injure an Angel shark within six nautical miles of [...]
Mike Park, the executive chairman of the Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association, said today that it would be difficult to argue against the case for more protection for dogfish.
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he believes the 5% bycatch limit is at the extreme end of the scale and thinks there is the case for looking at the possibility of adjusting [...]
The Scottish government require further evidence before they will to take any action to protect spurdog.
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