Conservation and Political News

"The EU says its spending will reduce fishing pressure and help fishermen adopt greener methods. In reality, it is delaying the decline of the industry and allowing it to defy ecological limits for as long as possible. If the member ... [full story]

  http://www.parliament.uk/what_s_on/hoc_forthcomingbusiness.cfm Tuesday 8 July The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-2.00pm Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates - 09.30-11.00             Artists' resale rights - Mark Fisher 11.00-12.30             Trafficking of women and children and Pentameter II - Mr Anthony Steen 12.30-13.00             ... [full story]

Seabirds 'dying in fishing nets'     Hundreds of seabirds have died this summer after becoming entangled in fishing nets in Filey Bay on the North Yorkshire coast, the RSPB has warned. B B C Report Fishermen blamed for surge in ... [full story]

In an effort to quantify the number of saltwater recreational fishermen, and their impacts, the USA is proposing to introduce a national register of saltwater recreational fishermen. Initially free to register, within two years they propose that recreational saltwater fishermen should ... [full story]

Scottish MEP supports Angling Recreation Centre idea Struan Stevenson (MEP) has called for the creation of specially designated zones for commercial fishing as well as the creation of marine protected areas (MPAs) where little or no fishing would be allowed. He also ... [full story]

Two very different stories, from different sides of the Atlantic, where things are done differently. Firstly, a question asked and answered in the UK parliament: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2008-06-26a.212806.h Written answers Thursday, 26 June 2008 Environment Food and Rural Affairs Fisheries Gordon Prentice (Pendle, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State ... [full story]

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry on the Isle of Man is developing a charter angling, with a view to encouraging local vessel owners to consider the provision of charter angling trips as a realistic business opportunity. This coincides ... [full story]

DEFRA announced today that 60 miles of Lyme Bay will be closed to all bottom trawling and scallop-dredging to protect features important to the area's marine ecology. DEFRA Announcement Commercials' Fears FishUpdate.com Western Morning News Many SW beam-trawlers have recently converted to scallop-dredging as a ... [full story]

If you sea fish in Scotland, or have done so in the last three years this concerns you ! This is probably the most important event to affect RSA in Scotland so far and it is crucial as many people as ... [full story]

Eel decision in Netherlands   Sportvisserij Nederlands (EAA Holland) has adopted a decision at their annual General Assembly last weekend that anglers in the Netherlands shall catch eels on a catch and release basis only. This is in line with ... [full story]