ANGLERS who catch fish from the Isle of Man’s piers and beaches will have no excuse for keeping under-sized fish in the future. The Department of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries (DEFA) is erecting 20 Fish Identification and Size boards at the Island’s favourite fishing spots, giving clear advice on the species and minimum sizes. DEFA [...]
Ministerial Statement on the creation of a network of Marine Protected Areas (laid in The Scottish Parliament on 1 September 2010). The Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (“the Act”) created new powers for Scottish Ministers to designate Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Scottish territorial waters in order to protect marine biodiversity and geodiversity and contribute to [...]
The EC announced on 01/09/10 a decision outlining the criteria necessary to achieve ‘Good Environmental Status’ (GES) for Europe’s seas the definition of which is a requirement under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive which aims to achieve GES in all EU marine waters by 2020. According to the EC’s Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik “We want [...]
The Panorama program of 30/08/10 discusses the impact of overfishing and the decline of species on land which has left some experts saying it is getting both harder and more expensive for the UK to feed itself. The Clyde is the subject of a couple of segments (starting 03.30 and 24.00 minutes in) containing interviews [...]
A new book – Water in Burgidale – by Cunningsburgh-based writer Charlie Simpson charts the amazing revolution which has taken place in marine navigation over the past 60 years. Until the mid-20th century navigation at sea relied on a combination of observation and memory. Most fishing was done within sight of land, and “meids” were [...]
SIX skippers have admitted making illegal landings worth almost £15 million in the biggest scam in the history of Scotland’s fishing industry. The six included – David Hutchison and Robert Polson – vice chairman & director of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association who admitted 49 landings totaling £3,698K and 46 landings totaling £3,682K respectively. The [...]
A Swedish government report FISKE2020 on its fishing industry is proposing radical changes to allow a better distribution of fishing rights between the commercial and recreational sectors. The report which is over 120 pages long is published by the Swedish Board of Fisheries which says FISKE2020 aims to provide a basis for the debate on [...]
You may remember the furore from last year when recreational sea angling was dragged into the EU common fisheries policy proposals in the guise of control regulation Article 47. After we led an email campaign and contacted MEP Struan Stephenson, he organized a protest in the European Parliament; this along with the efforts of other [...]
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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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