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	<title>The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network &#187; Government</title>
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	<description>Fish for the Future</description>
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		<title>Longliners must return tope</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]
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<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/conservatives-condemn-tope-stance' rel='bookmark' title='Conservatives condemn tope stance'>Conservatives condemn tope stance</a></li>
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		<title>EU Consultation on invasive alien species</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/eu-consultation-on-invasive-alien-species</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/eu-consultation-on-invasive-alien-species#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]
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		<title>European Marine and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/european-marine-and-fisheries-fund-emff</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/european-marine-and-fisheries-fund-emff#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]
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		<title>Isle of Man lead on scallop closure</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/isle-of-man-lead-on-scallop-closure</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/isle-of-man-lead-on-scallop-closure#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Isle of man queen scallop fishery will close on January 31 until the start of the new season on June 1. This will help to ensure its sustainability according to Billy Caley, Director of Isle of Man Seafoods and a member of the Isle of Man Scallop Processors’ Association who welcomed the move, announced [...]
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		<title>EC CFP Reform &#8216;at a glance&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/ec-cfp-reform-at-a-glance</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/ec-cfp-reform-at-a-glance#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]
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		<title>Defra &#8211; Marine science and monitoring</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/defra-marine-science-and-monitoring</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/defra-marine-science-and-monitoring#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defra is responsible for funding, commissioning and managing research relating to the marine environment to build a strong evidence base for current and future policies nationally and internationally. They also co-ordinate research with other sponsors of scientific work in the UK, and the EU Their work is guided by the UK Marine Science Strategy and [...]
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		<title>Extended timescale for establishment of MCZs</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/extended-timescale-for-establishment-of-mczs</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/extended-timescale-for-establishment-of-mczs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Extracts from a written Ministerial Statement by Environment Minister Richard Benyon explaining the delay in the introduction of MCZs in England. The Government’s first step to identifying new Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in English waters was taken forward through four regional MCZ projects (who) provided their recommendations for proposed sites for MCZs on 8 September. [...]
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		<title>Irish-Scottish Links on Energy Study (ISLES)</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/irish-scottish-links-on-energy-study-isles</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/irish-scottish-links-on-energy-study-isles#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLES is a collaborative project between the Scottish Government, the Northern Ireland Executive and the Government of Ireland. Funded mainly by the EU&#8217;s INTERREG IVA Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), it is assessing the feasibility of creating an offshore interconnected transmission network and subsea electricity grid based on renewable energy sources [...]
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		<title>US set catch limits for all managed species</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/us-set-catch-limits-for-all-managed-species</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/us-set-catch-limits-for-all-managed-species#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to sustain commercial and recreational fishing for the next several decades, the US is to impose catch limits to protect the 528 species in federally managed fisheries, from Alaskan pollock to Caribbean queen conch. Unlike most recent environmental policy debates, which have divided neatly along party lines, this one is about a [...]
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		<title>Rare species uncovered</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/rare-species-uncovered</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/rare-species-uncovered#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A series of 15 marine surveys in 2011, covering over 2,000 square miles, have uncovered rare species and increased the knowledge of the biodiversity of Scotland&#8217;s seas. Off the west coast, very rare Fan Mussels were found &#8211; at up to 48 cm long, this is Scotland&#8217;s largest sea shell; In the waters off Tankerness [...]
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