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Marine Management

Iceland responds to MCS mackerel claims
World Fishing | 17 May 2013
The Iceland Ministry of Industries and Innovation has responded to the Marine Conservation Society's (MCS) rating of Icelandic pelagic caught mackerel as 'least sustainable, which has been based on seven justifications.

UK claims fish dumping ban success
BBC | 15 May 2013
The UK says it has agreed new laws with the European Union which include banning the dumping of unwanted fish, such as mackerel and herring.

Fisheries | Marine Management | Policy

EU fisheries reform plan falls short of outright discards ban
Guardian Unlimited | 15 May 2013
Fisheries ministers from across Europe came to an agreement on a sweeping reform of fisheries policies early on Wednesday morning, but fell short of the most ambitious changes that green campaigners had demanded.

Fisheries | Marine Management | Policy

Future fisheries cooperation
World Fishing | 15 May 2013
The Demersal Working Group of the North Sea Regional Advisory Council (NSRAC) has travelled to Norway to meet with a delegation from the Norwegian Fishermen's Association (Norges Fiskarlag).

Atlantic Ocean | Fisheries | Marine Management

Iceland responds to call for sanctions
World Fishing | 15 May 2013
This week Scottish fishermen and politicians have called for sanctions to resolve the ongoing mackerel dispute.

Atlantic Ocean | Fisheries | Governance | Marine Management

CFP compromise offered to European Parliament
World Fishing | 15 May 2013
Fisheries ministers have agreed on a new mandate for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, following 36 hours of negotiations.

Fisheries | Marine Management | Policy

Deal agreed at EU Fish Council meeting
fishupdate.com | 15 May 2013
A deal agreed on Monday (15 May) at the European Union Council of Ministers meeting in Brussels has cleared the way for the final stage of the long overdue reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), says the Scottish Fishermen's Federation (SFF).

Fisheries | Marine Management | Policy

Richard Benyon vows to drive through 'ambitious' EU fishing reforms
Guardian Unlimited | 14 May 2013
Richard Benyon, the UK's fisheries minister, has vowed to drive "ambitious and radical reform" of the EU's common fisheries policy at a key meeting in Brussels this week.

Fisheries | Marine Management | Policy

Sanctions imposed against the Faroes
World Fishing | 14 May 2013
The European Commission (EC) has outlined a scheme to impose sanctions against the Faroe Islands for its over fishing of herring, but the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen's Association (SPFA) says this needs to be applied to mackerel as well to ensure the future of vital fishing stocks.

Atlantic Ocean | Fisheries | Marine Management

Europe agrees sanctions on herring
fishupdate.com | 14 May 2013
Sanctions to conserve herring stocks and help protect the livelihoods of Scottish fishermen have been outlined by EU Commission.

Atlantic Ocean | Fish | Fisheries | Marine Management

Herring sanctions plan welcomed
fishupdate.com | 14 May 2013
On Monday's (13 May) European Union Fish Council meeting in Brussels, the EC outlined a scheme to impose sanctions against the Faroes for its over-fishing of herring.

Atlantic Ocean | Fish | Fisheries | Marine Management

EU's 'wasteful' fish discards policy nears the end of the line
Guardian Unlimited | 13 May 2013
Crucial negotiations in Brussels in the next few days will decide one of the thorniest European environmental issues of the past four decades - the wasteful practice of throwing millions of healthy fish back into the sea each year after they have been caught, because of the way the EU's quotas are managed.

Fisheries | Governance | Marine Management

Greenpeace attacks IOTC efforts
World Fishing | 13 May 2013
Greenpeace International has accused the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) of lacking in action to halt the decline of the region's vulnerable tuna and taking measures to protect sharks.

Indian Ocean | Fish | Fisheries | Marine Management

EU fish stocks continue to suffer
World Fishing | 13 May 2013
The World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) new scientific analysis has revealed that the recovery of overfished European fish stocks could take more than 100 years under the current EU proposals.

Fish | Fisheries | Marine Management

Little justification for MSY approach
World Fishing | 13 May 2013
Fishing to maximum sustainable yield (MSY), which is an integral part of the EUs revised Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), has little justification, according to Ian Boyd, Defras chief scientific adviser.

Atlantic Ocean | Fisheries | Marine Management | Research

Scots fishermen call for mackerel sanctions to be imposed
fishupdate.com | 13 May 2013
With mackerel being one of the topics on the agenda for discussion at today's (13 May) European Fish Council meeting in Brussels, Scottish fishermen are urging the European Commission to use the occasion to finally impose sanctions against Iceland and the Faroes for their continuing and significant over-fishing of the north-east Atlantic mackerel stock.

Atlantic Ocean | Fisheries | Governance | Marine Management

New England fishermen faces major cuts in cod and haddock
fishupdate.com | 13 May 2013
ATLANTIC groundfish quotas for the New England region of the United States have just been announced - and they include much reduced catch rates for cod and other stocks.

Atlantic Ocean | Fisheries | Marine Management

WWF calls on GFCM to recover Mediterranean fish stocks
fishupdate.com | 13 May 2013
As the organisation opens its annual meeting in Croatia, WWF has called on the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) to urgently adopt a first set of comprehensive management plans, in particular in the Adriatic, to guarantee the sustainable exploitation of key Mediterranean fish stocks.

Mediterranean Sea | Fisheries | Marine Management

This is the EU's best chance in a decade to reduce fish discards (opinion)
Guardian Unlimited | 10 May 2013
Europe now has a great opportunity to reduce waste at sea. Britain must take the lead in ensuring its success.

Atlantic Ocean | Fisheries | Governance | Marine Management

30 Days of Oceans [Feature]
NOAA's National Ocean Service | 08 May 2013
We're counting down to June 8, World Ocean Day! Join the countdown and help us share the message that together we can protect our ocean.

Marine Management

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