Commission plans demersal shutdown
While showing no inclination to reform the CFP and giving a free pass to other industries that affect the health of the oceans, the European Commission is expected shortly to…
Area closures threaten viability of EU longline fleet
Every scenario modelled by researchers since the adoption of the regulation closing 87 areas of Atlantic waters to demersal fishing shows economic and employment losses, according to European industry body…
The Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) is found to have had a negligible impact on the conservation of skipjack and bigeye tuna in the WCPO
Questioning the effectiveness of MPAs in conserving tuna stocks
The first-ever quantitative evaluation of the contribution of no-take Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to the conservation of tropical tunas in the western and central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) has been published…
Federations’ spatial squeeze report gets Parliamentary launch
Committee Room 9 in the Palace of Westminster has seen the parliamentary launch of the ABPmer report on the looming displacement crisis for fishing. The purpose of the event, organised…
Welcoming advances in protecting VMEs
The fishing sector welcomes the advances in the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems over the last two decades, industry figures have told a United Nations conference to implement a number of resolutions…
IFCA Reform is Vital – says NFFO chairman
There has been considerable turbulence between Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities and fishermen in their districts over recent months, according to NFFO Chairman Paul Gilson – to the point that in some areas…
UK introduces new MPAs
The British government claims that its new post-Brexit powers have enabled it to close new areas to fishing activities. The Marine Management Organisation has confirmed the implementation of byelaws to…
Co-management can be achieved
Participation by fishermen, the authorities and others concerned, plus an EMFF grant has made it possible to achieve successful co-management of an area off the coast of western Sweden. In…
APPG discusses how Marine Protected Areas can be managed inclusively
Participants in the APPG on Fisheries first event of 2022 heard from speakers from across the fisheries and conservation worlds discussing collaboration for effective management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).…
The UK government is stacking the odds heavily against the fishing industry as it seeks to impose HPMAs
UK government rigs MPAs to harm fishing communities
The government’s process to select Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) needs a rethink, according to the NFFO, which states that human use issues are being deliberately relegated to a second…