The EC has also tabled a proposal for a Council regulation on a multi-annual plan for the management of herring fisheries to the West of Scotland.
The aim of the proposal is to ensure the sustainability of the fishery and prevent any sudden increase in fishing pressure which could jeopardise its future.
This will be achieved by […]
THE EC has published a communication which outlines how the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) can help implement in implementing an ecosystem approach to marine management and suggests it offers a more joined-up approach to protecting the ecological balance of the oceans as maintaining a sustainable source of wealth and well-being for future generations.
The main […]
THE EC has decided on a “far-reaching” reorganisation of the Directorate-General in charge of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs.
The former “DG FISH” becomes the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and will now be known as DG MARE.
The main change involves the setting up of three geographic Directorates that will be responsible for managing both the […]
An SNP-led bid to return responsibility for fisheries and marine conservation to national control was defeated in Westminster after a debate which secured the cross-party backing of 175 MPs.
Mr Rumbles MSP (LD) said “The EU Treaty proposed no changes to competence over fisheries. Marine conservation has always been an exclusive competence of the European Union.” […]
It is rumoured the CFP is to be broken up with control moving to a range of new departments in the Commission under the overall umbrella of EU Maritime Policy.
It’s expected that day to day management of fisheries will be devolved to RAC’s (Regional Advisory Councils) comprising fishermen, scientists & other stakeholders.
The first indications […]
We have received a letter from Struan Stevenson MSP laying out his views on the Fisheries Council’s shark discussions. This post contains the gist of it; the complete document can be found here.
Key points from the letter :
The fact that the Fisheries Council discussed sharks on the agenda of their December meeting in Brussels represents […]
SSACN as a member of The Shark Alliance welcomes the release of the EC’s consultation document for a Community Plan of Action (CPOA) for Sharks which addresses the plight of sharks and proposes a range of options for improvement.
The Commission document is now subject to a two-month stakeholder comment period and we urge everyone to […]
Hope for Spurdog
After three years off intense campaigning by SOS and more lately SSACN, it looks likely that the Spurdog around Scotland’s deep water lochs will finally be safe from commercial exploitation.
The Spurdog biomass is down to 5% of its original size and is considered critically endangered by the IUCN. English longliners have been targeting […]
According to the EU financial watchdog - the European Union has no real idea of how many fish its national fleets catch each year and is failing to clamp down hard on vessels that exceed national quotas.
Unreliable data on catches, weak inspections with no proper deterrent, as well as general fleet overcapacity are threatening fish […]
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