Category: Government
A new report shows that the dreadful waste of thousands of tonnes of dead fish could be stopped – easily !!!!! Published today, the report shows that fishermen taking part in the UK’s Catch Quota trials are discarding less than one per cent of the cod and sole they catch. This is far less than [...]
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 [...]
A package of measures to help commercial fishermen meet increased fuel prices has been agreed by the European Fisheries Council. According to Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead :”The EU has today recognised the severe impact fuel prices are having on our fishermen. Over recent months, the Scottish Government has lobbied hard for European support and I [...]
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 [...]
The Scottish Government published a consultation paper Scottish Marine Regions – Defining their Boundaries on 23rd November 2010 and written responses were invited until 18th February 2011. There were eleven main questions and 81 written submissions were received by the deadline. There were also twelve public meetings in coastal communities around Scotland and one video-conference [...]
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% [...]
This consultation is being carried out by Scottish Natural Heritage on behalf of the Scottish Government on the proposal to designate a Special Area of Conservation in the marine environment. The consultation runs from 16 September to 9 December 2011. This web page will provide you with information about the proposed location of the site, [...]
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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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