The odds are stacked against fishermen in Sweden who believe that current regulation of fishing in protected areas is sufficient under existing legislation. Swedish political parties hold positions on bottom…
The NFFO has criticised the moves by the UK government to expand the network of marine protected areas – with the intention of offsetting the damage caused by offshore wind.…
Two key Australian fishing groups have said that trawl and shark fishing can survive if offshore wind is prioritised toward low-fishing areas. Four of Australia’s six offshore wind zones affect…
The European Bottom Fishing Alliance is accusing the EU Commission’s environmental division of presenting a set of rigidly-defined questions to ICES, against the backdrop of a renewed demands for a…
With France in the lead, eight European states with Atlantic coastlines are demanding that Brussels challenges the thirteen Marine Protected Areas instituted by the UK in March. France’s Minister for…
The decision by the UK authorities to implement marine protected areas is set to have far-reaching implcations for French fishing. The EU Commission was notified of these closures in the…
The fishing industry in Western Australia is facing a hostile environment – as government decisions concerning the future of fisheries look to be based on dogma instead of science as…
Fishermen in Western Australia have slammed approaches made by the department responsible for planning marine parks, claiming that they stand to be ‘wiped off the map’. According to WA Fishing…
The Netherlands has become the latest EU member state to voice its criticism of the European Commission’s Action Plan that outlines severe restrictions on demersal fisheries. The Dutch cabinet’s position…
The 8+Fjords conservation initiative in Sweden has failed to bring fish back to areas that have been subject to conservation measures for the lasty ten years, according to a study…
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