Category: ROW Government News
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 [...]
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 [...]
A bilateral fisheries agreement for 2009 to resolve issues around fish discards with the objective being to minimize and then eradicate discards before 2012. The key parts of the agreement – the EU is to introduce a ban on high grading from 2009; a joint Working Group which develop and implement Real Time Closures & [...]
Helga Pedersen, Norway’s fisheries minister, has announced that Norway is set to introduce strict new rules for commercial fishing boats, irrespective of their nationality, which will require all fish caught within its waters to be landed at an official fishing port. The proposal to tighten Norwegian fishing rules is being seen as a consequence of [...]
WALES’ first Fisheries Strategy was made public in Aberystwyth Marina last week. It has been heralded as a “step towards securing the future of the fishing industry” by Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones. The Strategy looks at the future of fishing until 2020 across all sectors of aquaculture, commercial fisheries and recreational fisheries. The strategy [...]
The Shark Alliance is congratulating the United States (U.S.) House of Representatives for the passage of the “Shark Conservation Act of 2008” a bill aimed at combating shark “finning” (cutting off a shark’s fins and discarding the body at sea). The bill would strengthen the U.S. finning ban by prohibiting the removal of shark fins [...]
Stockholm 15th May 2008: A new report on sharks and related species in the Baltic Sea from the Shark Alliance highlights the threats to these over-looked fish and calls for improved conservation policies. The report documents the distribution and status of 31 species sharks, rays and chimaeras (collectively known as cartilaginous fishes) in the Baltic [...]
Norway must stop fishing for endangered species like coastal cod, halibut, redfish and eel, according to the Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management. It is the first time that the Directorate has voiced such strong opinion in favour of stopping the fishing for species listed on the official ranking of threatened marine species, reports The Norway [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
