European Fishing Tackle Trade Association Press Release – 08 Feb 2011 The Italian authorities want to get a better insight into the number of recreational sea fishers and the kind of fishing they perform. This will enable them to be better able to meet data collection requirements from EU legislation and to collect some basic [...]
THE Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG) has entered its West of Scotland herring pelagic trawl fishery into MSC assessment – if successful, it will mean that all of the SPSG’s key landings will be MSC certified as they already hold MSC certificates for its North Sea herring, Atlanto-Scandian herring and North East Atlantic mackerel fisheries. [...]
The twin-rig otter-trawl fishery for Nephrops is of significant economic importance, particularly on the west of Scotland, but as the fishery uses an 80 mm mesh there are significant by-catch issues. Under a Scottish Industry Science Partnership Project (003/09), trials were undertaken of a twin rig Nephrops trawl incorporating a large mesh top sheet aimed [...]
Great news – in a first for SSACN we have been invited by the prestigious Scuola Lingue Estere dell’Esercito (Army Foreign Language School) in Perugia Italy to visit the school and deliver talks on Marine Conservation, shark tagging and the highly emotive issue of shark finning. The request came from students at the School who [...]
END OF SERIES ONE – LAST ARTICLE TODAY Before 1960 sea angling was a comparatively unknown branch of angling in Scotland, by 1970 there seemed no limit to how far it could be developed, but by 1990 it began to decline rapidly. Within two decades, the fish stocks in what was once one of Europe’s [...]
From an article by James Marsden, Director Marine, Natural England Natural England and sea anglers have a shared vision of a healthy marine environment which will help to secure the recovery of thriving fish populations. We want our seas to be healthy enough to sustain activities such as recreational sea angling, not just for the [...]
An application by the Faroe Islands seeking the MSC sustainability certification for their mackerel fishery has failed following an objection lodged by the Scottish government. Scottish fisheries secretary Richard Lochhead said: “We are pleased that our objection has been upheld, as it is clear that the Faroes is in breach of the criteria to be [...]
Declan Mc Gettigan, a researcher for the BBC is currently working on a show about fishing and is looking for people with great stories and enthusiasm to be interviewed over the phone with a view to taking part. If you are interested you can contact him on Declan.McGettigan@bbc.co.uk .
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UK Initial Assessment and proposals for Good Environmental Status
Consultation Start: 27 March 2012 – Consultation End: 18 June 2012 This is a joint consultation between Defra, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government and on the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The Directive requires Member States to take measures to achieve or maintain Good Environmental Status [...]
Argyll and the Isles coast and countryside trust
Argyll and Bute Council have formed a partnership steering group with Scottish Natural Heritage, Forestry Commission Scotland, ABSEN, and Argyll & Bute Local Services Initiative to look at the possibility of establishing a new independent trust. The proposed aim of the Trust would be to: ‘work together to sustainably maintain, enhance and promote the coast [...]
Marine Strategy Framework Directive Consultation Event
Defra, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government are planning to launch a joint consultation on the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) on 27 March 2012. You will be able to find the consultation documents on the Defra web site http://www.defra.gov.uk/consult/open/ Defra will be hosting a stakeholder event [...]
Argyll & Bute – Coastal Development Strategy
Argyll and Bute Council are preparing a Coastal Development Strategy as part of their new Local Development Plan. One of the key sectors that will be considered in the Strategy is coastal tourism & recreation and therefore the Council is seeking information and views to ensure a relevant, effective and up to date strategy is [...]
EGPS & Renewable Energy Routemap consultations
The Scottish Government has published a Revised Draft Electricity Generation Policy Statement (EGPS) and a draft Renewable Energy Routemap. These draft policies together set out Scottish Government policy for low carbon energy generation. Both policies are now open for public consultation which ends 4 June 2012. A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) under the Environmental Assessment [...]
Marine Social and Economic Data Project 2012
Robust and current data is needed urgently in the marine environment where policy makers are dealing with a number of new legislative requirements such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, the development of Marine Spatial Plans and the designation of new Marine Protected Areas. In response to this, EMU Limited in collaboration with the Marine [...]
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