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The North Sea Regional Advisory Council (NSRAC) has stated its position on discards ahead of a high-level political summit convened by European Commissioner for maritime affairs and fisheries Maria Damanaki. The RAC’s Demersal Working Group met to discuss the issue in Edinburgh and said afterwards that the NSRAC is totally committed to reducing discards. It [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Independent certifier, Moody Marine, has suspended the MSC certificate for Loch Torridon langoustine. Any langoustine caught in Loch Torridon after 11th January 2011 may not be described as ‘MSC certified.’ The suspension comes following increased fishing pressure in the area caused by creel-fishing boats being attracted to the fishery many of which did not sign [...]
Thanks to recent publicity, including the ‘Fish Fight’ TV coverage, there cannot be a single person in the UK who does not now know that the rules governing fisheries appear to be a major cause of discarding. However Bertie Armstrong of the SFF feels there appears to be a lack of practical proposals which will [...]
From The Future of Fisheries Management in Scotland, a report from an independent panel established by the Scottish Government to enquire into the future of fisheries management in Scotland Conclusion 3.18 Scottish fish stocks are generally in a severely depleted state compared with historical records. The demersal stocks are more depleted than the pelagic stocks [...]
The boss of one of Scotland’s biggest fish-processing plants and eight other men have appeared in court charged in connection with an investigation of alleged “black” fish landings worth £91million following a fraud investigation concerning landings from 2002 to 2005 which was launched in September 2005 In January 2006, the Scottish Executive, announced a temporary [...]
SCOTTISH fishermen are losing up to £13 million a year because the sea is filling up with increasing amounts of their own rubbish, according to a new report. Catches are either increasingly contaminated or fishing boats break down because propellers are fouled, often on discarded fishing gear. Marine pollution in Scotland – and the cost [...]
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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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