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Clyde SSMEI not fit for purpose

| December 8, 2011
Clyde SSMEI not fit for purpose

The EC has developed a set of common principles for marine spatial planning in the European Union. An examination of the Clyde Pilot SSMEI (Scottish Sustainable Marine Environment Initiative) against those principles has found major shortcomings in the Clyde Pilot. In a paper by Flannery and Cinneide (2011) they conclude the pilot “largely failed to [...]

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EU Commercial fishermen obscuring payments

| November 17, 2011
EU Commercial fishermen obscuring payments

A TRANSPARENCY project which in 2009 launched an online database of EU fisheries subsidies from 1994 to 2006, has launched a new database of payments under the European Fisheries Fund, from 2007 to 2010. However, the co-founders of the web site have sounded a warning about the deteriorating quality of data released to the public, [...]

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Another honour for Hugh’s Fish Fight

| November 8, 2011
Another honour for Hugh’s Fish Fight

HUGH’S Fish Fight, the acclaimed TV series which highlighted the scandal of fish discards, has picked up another honour having won the Best British Documentary Series title at the Grierson Trust Awards. The series has already had a major impact on fish eating habits in the UK and speeded up demands for changes to the [...]

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Report shows commercials can reduce discards

| November 7, 2011
Report shows commercials can reduce discards

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 [...]

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UK trawlers fail to deliver best value

| October 13, 2011
UK trawlers fail to deliver best value

New research from independent think-tank nef (the new economics foundation) reveals how fleets with greatest access to fish stocks deliver less value to society than those with smaller quotas. Allocating fish quota and funds across the fleet without any social and environmental criteria is costing the UK economy, environment and society, according to a new [...]

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End of line wins award

| October 13, 2011
End of line wins award

The documentary The End of the Line has won one of the film world’s most valuable awards after being hailed for bringing about real change in its efforts to stop the oceans being emptied of fish. It was announced the winner of the inaugural Puma Creative Impact Award at a ceremony in Central London. The [...]

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COAST say Lochhead is failing the Clyde

| October 5, 2011
COAST say Lochhead is failing the Clyde

From their website. A year ago Richard Lochhead (Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment) agreed Marine Scotland would collate and review the scientific evidence from around the world on marine areas closed to fishing methods that trawl the seabed and their  potential to regenerate a healthier mixed fishery with benefits for all [...]

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SIFT launched

| September 17, 2011
SIFT launched

Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust (SIFT) is a Scottish charity founded in 2011 SIFT believe that despite the importance of inshore waters, their management has been neglected. Over-fishing and the use of fishing gears which damage habitats have not only been permitted but promoted. As a consequence the inshore ecosystem has been degraded and the valuable [...]

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