Pew reports in a News Release, 23rd September 2014: “Pew’s work focuses on the effective implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy in Europe’s north-western waters. At the end of 2013, the European Union agreed to a new conservation-oriented fisheries policy that includes legally binding targets to end overfishing and drastically reduce discards in its waters […]
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- Pew announces ongoing campaign to end over-fishing in Europe’s north western seas
- Marinet informs the EU Commission of the need for a “strong working definition” of MSFD Descriptor 3
- EU Commissions asks ICES to review MSFD Descriptor 3
- Marinet informs the EU and OSPAR on the need for a strong definition of MSFD Descriptor 3 dealing with fish stocks
- Warming of the seas is changing the marine ecology of the Gulf of Maine, USA
- North Norfolk fishermen angered by fishing ban
- EU Commission running public consultation on “fishing opportunities for 2015”
- Pew Trust urges EU Commission to end over-fishing and to set quotas according to scientific advice
- Coral reefs in the Caribbean could disappear within 20 years without protection
- Global Oceans Commission launches petition in support of its Report
- Asda supermarket informs customers about the source of wild fish
- UK government says it will argue for “restraint on Atlantic shark fishing”
- Government lethargy in protecting the sea off Cromer
- Will the SE Asian hybrid Grouper be the next “frankenfish”?
- BBC documentary on British whaling history
- Fish on UK postage stamps
- High Seas should be closed to fishing because fish are a significant “carbon sink”
- Closing high seas to fishing would be beneficial, says American professor
- National Geographic article considers whether fish farming can be sustainable
- EU backs out of full protection for Atlantic bluefin tuna
Marinet informs the EU Commission of the need for a “strong working definition” of MSFD Descriptor 3
The EU Commission has recently announced a review of the “good environmental status” Descriptors in its Marine Strategy Framework Directive. This review may possibly lead to their “revision” i.e. a new definition of “good environmental status”. As a result, Marinet has written to the EU Commission, letter dated 26th September 2014, in order to record […]
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The European Commission is undertaking a review (Hugh of all the Descriptors (aspects of the marine environment) which define “good environmental status” in the EU’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), and has indicated to Marinet that this review may even lead to a “revision” of the legal terms of each Descriptor. To see the advice […]
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At the OSPAROSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic made up of representatives of the Governments of the 15 signatory nations. meeting in London on 12th September 2014, attended by the EU Commission, Marinet presented the case for both a strong definition and a genuine implementation of Descriptor 3 […]
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The Guardian reports, 3rd September 2014: “Imagine Cape Cod without cod. Maine without lobster. The region’s famous rocky beaches invisible, obscured by constant high waters. It’s already starting to happen. The culprit is the warming seas — and in particular the Gulf of Maine, whose waters are heating up faster than 99% of the world’s […]
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The fishermen of North Norfolk are seething over a high court injunction taken out against them by Dong Energy to stop them fishing in their best area of The Wash until 22nd October whilst offshore geophysical surveys are undertaken prior to establishing a major wind farm project. The area in question has thousands of crab […]
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The EU Commission states, 26th June 2014: “Fishing opportunities for 2015 will be fixed for the first time under the new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Setting fishing opportunities must contribute to achieving the objectives of the new CFP [Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on […]
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Following the EU Commission’s announcement of a public consultation on “fishing opportunities for 2015”, the Pew Trust has given clear advice to the Commission on the principles which the CFP must observe during 2015. Pew states, 25th June 2014: “The European Commission today published its Communication on Fishing Opportunities for 2015, which serves as a […]
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The Guardian reports, 2nd July 2014: “A comprehensive analysis by 90 experts of more than 35,000 surveys conducted at nearly 100 Caribbean locations since 1970 shows that the region’s corals have declined by more than 50%. But restoring key fish populations and improving protection from overfishing and pollution could help the reefs recover and make […]
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A Global Ocean Commission press release, 3rd July 2014, states: “A week ago the Global Ocean Commission released its report and proposals for restoring ocean health. If you have not seen the report you can see it here. “As part of the Global Ocean Commission’s commitment to breathe life into its proposals it has started […]
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The Guardian reports, 4th July 2014: “The supermarket Asda has for the first time disclosed a full list of where and how all the wild fish it sells are caught in response to concerns over the sustainability of fish stocks around the world. The Asda list, which will be on its website and annually updated, […]
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The Guardian reports, 2nd July 2014: “The UK government has pledged to fight the unlimited fishing that leads to millions of sharks being killed by EU boats in the Atlantic every year. Numerous species once widely fished by the EU, such as the porbeagle shark, have already been driven to near extinction in the Atlantic. […]
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The plan to create 127 Marine Conservation Zones around the UK was launched four years ago, yet the green light has not yet been given to designate a single zone in either Norfolk or Suffolk, although it is claimed that the Cromer shoalshoal A sandbank or sandbar that makes the water shallow chalk beds are […]
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Johnny Langenheim in The Guardian reports, 20th June 2014: “The fast-growing super salmon produced by American biotech company Aquabounty Technologies are poised to become the first genetically modified animals to hit food markets in the US, with approval from authorities widely expected later this year. But AquAdvantage® salmon has made headlines because of the potential […]
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The BBC has produced a television documentary about Britain’s whaling history. It is supported by a number of short video films on its website. These are: “Whale products and whaling in the 18th and 19th Century”. Click here “Ships of the British whaling fleet in Antarctica”. Click here “Arrival at South Georgia” — the centre […]
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The Guardian reports, 5th June 2014: “Royal Mail marks World Environment Day by launching its first ever set of special stamps on threatened fish species to promote sustainable fishing in British waters. The 10-stamp set highlights the beauty of marine fish and encourages people to eat sustainable fish. […]
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Science Daily, 5th June 2014, reports: “Fish and aquatic life living in the high seas are more valuable as a carbon sink than as food and should be better protected, according to research from the University of British Columbia. The study found fish and aquatic life remove 1.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the […]
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The San Luis Obispo Tribune reports, 7th April 2014: “If the high seas were closed to fishing, populations of migratory species such as tuna, billfish and shark would increase significantly and that would help the coastal fishing industry to flourish, a Cal Poly (California Polytechnic State University) assistant biology professor has advocated in a recent […]
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The National Geographic has published an article in its June 2014 edition which reports that farmed fish now supply 47% of the world’s consumption of fish, relative to 53% harvested from wild sources from the oceans. The article also reports on the environmental and ecological issues surrounding fish farming, and looks at fish farming models […]
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Undercurrentnews reports, 2nd May 2014: The European Union has backed out of implementing the full version of an electronic bluefin catch documentation system that was hoped could combat the trade in illegally-caught tuna, according to Pew Charitable Trusts. After many years of delays and adjustments to the new electronic bluefin catch database (eBCD), the system […]
