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	<title>The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network &#187; Government</title>
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	<description>THINK FISH FIRST</description>
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		<title>UK Marine Act Implementation &#8211; Public Consultation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[21st July 2010 &#8211; 13th October 2010 Info release from Defra Please be advised the public consultations and supporting documents on the Marine Policy Statement, the Marine Planning System and Marine Licensing are now live and can be accessed on the following links: The Marine Policy Statement (UK) will be the first part of new [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/uk-marine-planning' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: UK Marine Planning'>UK Marine Planning</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/uk-marine-policy-statement-mps' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: UK Marine Policy Statement (MPS)'>UK Marine Policy Statement (MPS)</a></li>
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		<title>A catastrophe in waiting</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/a-catastrophe-in-waiting</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/a-catastrophe-in-waiting#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Failure to reform the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) could be catastrophic for fish stocks EU Fisheries Ministers were told at a Luxembourg summit and following a presentation by Commissioner Maria Damanaki, Fisheries Ministers had an exchange of views on the available policy options for the reform of the CFP. Unsurprisingly, the meeting was told that [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/fishing-decisions-to-be-de-centralised' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Fishing decisions to be de-centralised'>Fishing decisions to be de-centralised</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/keep-your-eye-on-the-ball' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Keep your eye on the ball'>Keep your eye on the ball</a></li>
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		<title>West of Scotland, Irish and Celtic Sea stocks</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/west-of-scotland-irish-and-celtic-sea-stocks</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/west-of-scotland-irish-and-celtic-sea-stocks#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the EU’s latest Consultation on Fishing Opportunities for 2011, their latest assessment of the fish stocks for the West of Scotland, Irish and Celtic Sea stocks show that many stocks are depleted. It also shows there are widespread problems with recording of catches and other data to the point that the state of the [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/no-trawling-increases-quality-of-stocks' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: No trawling increases quality of stocks'>No trawling increases quality of stocks</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/west-coast-nephrops-fail-assessment' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: West coast nephrops fail assessment'>West coast nephrops fail assessment</a></li>
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		<title>One week to catch tuna quota</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/one-week-to-catch-tuna-quota</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/one-week-to-catch-tuna-quota#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EU’s industrial purse seine fleets have caught their whole annual quota of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean in one week. France’s purse seiners, for example, had already caught 1,456 tonnes by June 8th – some 86 per cent of their quota for the year – while Spain’s had caught 728 tonnes, over 90 per [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/ec-close-to-banning-trade-in-tuna' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: EC close to banning trade in tuna ?'>EC close to banning trade in tuna ?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/cut-the-cod-catch' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Cut the cod catch'>Cut the cod catch</a></li>
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		<title>New UK fisheries minister</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/new-uk-fisheries-minister-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/new-uk-fisheries-minister-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 08:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Benyon MP has been appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Natural Environment and Fisheries. His portfolio will include : Natural environment, Ecosystem services, Biodiversity National parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty, Wildlife, JNCC Flooding and water (including Nitrates), Inland waterways (including British Waterways) Land management (including commons and contaminated land) and soil Rural Affairs, Coastal [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/english-and-welsh-anglers-to-help-manage-fisheries' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: English and Welsh anglers to help manage fisheries'>English and Welsh anglers to help manage fisheries</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/cameron-discusses-angling-with-at' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Cameron discusses angling with AT'>Cameron discusses angling with AT</a></li>
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		<title>UK Marine Policy Statement (MPS)</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/uk-marine-policy-statement-mps</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/uk-marine-policy-statement-mps#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 requires that the MPS state general policies for achieving sustainable development in the UK marine area and that a combination of the UK Act and the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 ensures that Scottish marine plans must comply with the MPS, if it has been adopted by Scottish Ministers. [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/uk-marine-planning' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: UK Marine Planning'>UK Marine Planning</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/marine-protected-areas-around-scotland' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Marine Protected Areas around Scotland'>Marine Protected Areas around Scotland</a></li>
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		<title>Fishing industry voices concern at EU</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/fishing-industry-voices-concern-at-eu</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/fishing-industry-voices-concern-at-eu#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concerns about foreign fish being sold in Europe and what to do about the future of Europe&#8217;s fisheries industry were aired in a hearing held by the Fisheries Committee on 8 April. Over fishing, plunging stocks and falling prices have created a perfect storm battering the fisheries industry. Many of their representatives were in Brussels [...]


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		<title>Defra&#8217;s MPA Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/defras-mpa-strategy</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/defras-mpa-strategy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defra has today published the Government strategy (pdf) to deliver a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) across the United Kingdom. Marine Protected Areas will be vital to protect many species of sea life, from the rare and threatened to the more common, as well as helping ensure our seas and oceans remain healthy and [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/marine-bill-receives-royal-assent' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Marine Bill receives Royal Assent'>Marine Bill receives Royal Assent</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/westminster-marine-bill-passes' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Westminster Marine Bill passes'>Westminster Marine Bill passes</a></li>
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		<title>UK MCZ Project Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/uk-mcz-project-newsletter</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/uk-mcz-project-newsletter#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first MCZ Project Newsletter &#8211; designed to keep stakeholders up-to-date with the work of the Marine Conservation Zone Project has just been released here. It welcomes the Ministerial Statement, made in accordance with the Marine and Coastal Access Act, which it says takes designating Marine Conservation Zones as part of an ecologically coherent network [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/ministerial-statement-on-mpas' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Ministerial statement on MPAs'>Ministerial statement on MPAs</a></li>
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		<title>Cameron discusses angling with AT</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/cameron-discusses-angling-with-at</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/cameron-discusses-angling-with-at#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Cameron, the Leader of the Opposition in Westminster gave an exclusive interview to Angling Times (see here) and spelt out his plans for the sport’s future if the Conservatives win the next General Election. Speaking from his offices in Westminster, the Leader of the Opposition covered a range of issues from predation and the [...]


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