Category: SSACN Announcements
Scotland & N.Ireland Aberdeen Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre HM Coastguard 4th Floor Marine House Blaikies Quay ABERDEEN AB11 5PB Tel: 01224 592334 Fax: 01224 575920 Belfast Maritime Rescue Co-Ordination Centre HM Coastguard Bregenz House Quay Street BANGOR?Co.Down BT20 5ED Tel: 028 9146 3933 Fax: 028 9146 5886 Clyde Maritime Rescue Co-Ordination Centre HM Coastguard Navy [...]
In the 18th century, large pods of blue whales, orcas, blue sharks and thresher sharks darkened the waters off Cornwall, herds of harbour porpoise pursued fish upriver, and dolphins regularly played in waters inshore. Using such diverse sources as old ship logs, literary texts, tax accounts, newly translated legal documents and even mounted trophies, researchers [...]
The oceans were once teeming with life before overfishing depleted their riches. Governments and scientists must protect them from overexploitation How often do we read of the seas teeming with fish, of porpoises gambolling in the harbour in olden days, and glistening blue whales gliding past England’s coastline? We admire the romantic notion, indulge the [...]
For over ten years, shark conservation groups have been lobbying the European Commission (EC) to devise a coherent approach to shark management; finally, last year they agreed to develop a Community Plan of Action (CPOA) for sharks which was adopted by the fisheries ministers in April 2009. Referring to the proposed Plan Of Action, Fisheries [...]
The EC have finally admitted their scientists are unaware of the state of nearly two-thirds of Europe’s fish stocks as they don’t have the information to assess the exact scale of the crisis the industry is facing. Last month the Commission said nothing short of a completely new fisheries management system based on scientific evidence [...]
after all these (nearly 14) years. In February this year the Scottish Government has issued a Statutory Instrument (SSI) to prohibit all fishing for sea fish within Lamlash Bay, Isle of Arran, regardless of the method of fishing employed and was hailed by all, including politicians and the commercial sector, as a massive conservation step [...]
Every person on the planet can claim 2 hectares of ocean – that’s what you get if you divide the surface area of ocean by the number of people on Earth says ‘The End of the Line’ campaign. According to them, every individual on Earth has a right to assume that the oceans are managed [...]
say the Association of Salmon Fishery Boards (ASFB) as numbers are down on almost all of the major rivers. At present more than 70% of salmon caught are released back into the water but the group said there was a "strong case" to make it 100% but that that will only be possible with the [...]
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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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