Category: EU Government News
Commercial fishermen using longlines, which are thought to take a huge amount of tope bycatch, must now return tope (and other sharks) to the sea unharmed in most European waters. From the official journal of the EU catches taken from EU and international waters of I, IIa, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV [...]
Invasive alien species (IAS) are species whose introduction and/or spread, outside their natural past or present distribution, threatens biological diversity. They may cause serious damage not only to ecosystems but also to crops and livestock, disrupting the local ecology, impacting on human health and producing serious economic effects. While some EU instruments are dealing with [...]
The EC has released a quick overview to the proposed reform of the CFP, naturally it’s long on ‘what’ and short on ‘how’ and of course the focus is on maximising commercial exploitation rather than maximising the regeneration of species. It’s key proposals are : Take action against over-fishing and in favour of the sustainable [...]
Approximately 80 tonnes of biomass are discarded every working day by nephrops trawlers in the Clyde Sea area (Scotland) compared with only 0.7 tonnes in the Central Adriatic. On a fleet basis that means that every year a minimum of 25,000 tonnes is discarded in the Clyde Sea area and 35,000 tonnes in the Central [...]
According to Commissioner Damanaki, the EU is to pay fishermen during the “very difficult period” while the practice of discarding over-quota fish is banned. She told a recent conference at Fishmongers’ Hall in London that a discard ban was “an absolute must” and that she would produce a plan for financing the transition to it [...]
In a recent communication Ms Damanaki said: “Our seas and oceans are in crises: ocean ecosystems are deteriorating, and this poses a direct threat to the coastal communities and sea-based economies that depend on them and that are the key pillars of European economy and quality of life. “By contrast to that, if protected and [...]
Once again conservation efforts have been over-ridden by political interests. At last week’s annual meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), fishing powers agreed to cut international quotas for threatened skates by just half the amount advised by scientists. They also decided to require reporting of incidental shark catches by broad category rather than [...]
According to Mike Parks, from the Scottish White Fish Producers Association, based in north-west Scotland, a “state of anarchy” still exists in parts of the fishing industry where everyone is out for what they can get from a diminishing stock. As a result, stocks have collapsed – 88% of European stocks are overexploited and 30% [...]
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EU Consultation on invasive alien species
Invasive alien species (IAS) are species whose introduction and/or spread, outside their natural past or present distribution, threatens biological diversity. They may cause serious damage not only to ecosystems but also to crops and livestock, disrupting the local ecology, impacting on human health and producing serious economic effects. While some EU instruments are dealing with [...]
European Marine and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
This consultation seeks views on the European Commission’s proposals for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. The European Commission published their proposals for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) that will replace the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) from 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2020. The EMFF is structured around four pillars: Smart, Green [...]
The Scottish Government have launched a consultation on the introduction of new management measures into the Scottish scallop sector. The aims of the consultation are to help safeguard stocks and more closely align Scottish technical restrictions with those being introduced into English waters by : o Introducing a flat rate 8 dredge per side limit [...]
Future of aquaculture and fisheries
A consultation is underway to support a sustainable future for aquaculture and freshwater fisheries, and the effective management of interactions between these two sectors. The consultation also includes proposals to update enforcement provisions for aquaculture and fisheries, and a review of the approach to cost sharing and charges. The consultation will inform the development of [...]
Cod recovery measures–Clyde spawning closure
The Scottish Government has, since 2002, implemented a spawning season closure in the Firth of Clyde which complements the Irish Sea closure provided for under EU legislation. For both 2012 and 2013, the Scottish Government believes that there is a clear case for continuing the practice of a spawning season closure by rolling over the [...]
