Only a few days left to participate in the RFIG management review
Our opinion is that without the remit to co management, leverage fisher knowledge & the responsibility to produce ecosystems based fisheries management plans the IFG's are worse than useless
bit.ly/3w3cr7c

Well done Open Seas ; when licencing dredge & other fisheries Scottish Government must do so in accordance with their own rules
TBF that doesn't actually sound like a lot to ask!
Mind you there's a heap of their own rules Scot Gov Marine just ignore Mairi Gougeon
independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/…

makefishingfair.org

Thanks for supporting small scale & low impact fishers Blue Ventures & all the other NGO's and fishing organisations that have signed

Hopefully Scottish Government will be maintaining alignment

Scot Gov Rural
Scot Gov Marine
Mairi Gougeon
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Marine conservation charity Open Seas said it has won a “victory for Scotland’s seas”, after judges rejected a bid by the Scottish Government to overturn an earlier court ruling in a case centred on fishing practices insider.co.uk/news/campaigne…

Great to catchup with some of the fishermen and join the wester Ross fisheries trust meeting in Torridon where we looking at the ecological condition of the local fresh and saltwater environments

theguardian.com/environment/20…

This is an interesting concept for the future of #fisheries :
'Maximum sustainable #employment : Adding to the beacons of wild fisheries governance' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Since Scotland's fisheries for inshore demersal fin-fish ended we have seen little recovery in many once abundant populations
It's arguable a combination of by-catch & extensive habitat modification from towed demersal gears are the big factors influencing recovery
#InshoreLimit

10 years ago Scottish Government commissioned a report that recommended an inshore limit which would secure existing & new jobs as well as huge environmental gains
Scot Gov Marine just ignored it & then Scot Gov Rural had no hope of achieving GES
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Mairi Gougeon
#InshoreLimit

Congratulations to IOM government taking this bold step forward.It would be great to see Scottish government follow in these important footsteps.

End of an Era: .Jerry Percy , Director of the New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association [NUTFA] has announced the forthcoming closure of the organisation that has represented the under ten sector of the UK industry for many years. Learn more here: lifeplatform.eu/end-of-an-era/

When in the EU they ignored this but UK law also says Scot Gov Marine & Mairi Gougeon are meant, when allocating access to fishing opportunity; to use transparent and objective criteria, including environmental, social and economic criteria
Low Impact Fishers of Europe
fiskerforum.com/french-court-u…

It was easy to get government & industry support to ban sand eel fishing because we weren't doing any in the UK
But did this breach the trade and cooperation agreement with the EU?

LIFE is co-organising this crucial 1h briefing: Decarbonising the EU Fishing Sector: Skills and People on April 16, ahead of the next upcoming ETP Workshop. bit.ly/3vD6Zrr Register and join us.

“This is a significant step forward for our fisheries and food policies. Prawns caught using creels are a low-carbon source of protein and have significantly less impact on the seabed compared to other methods, and virtually no bycatch'
Mairi Gougeon ??
thefishingdaily.com/isle-of-man-fi…

By distributing more than 50 percent of fishing quotas above scientific advice the government are neglecting the long-term interests of fishermen and coastal communities!
They are giving this quota to prop up big industry whilst the small scale fleet and our communities struggle!

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We would urge all Scottish Fishermen and everyone who is interested in Nephrops fisheries management to identify and attend your nearest event
seafish.org/about-us/event…

A byelaw restricting bottom towed #fishing gear in a further 13 MPAs, covering an area of almost 400 square km of English waters, is now in effect. This brings the total area off our coast covered by Marine Management Organisation byelaws to almost 18,000 square km. loom.ly/d989kzE

New ‘Destructive Fishing’ Definition to Kickstart Fresh Era In Fishing Policy
thefishingdaily.com/international-…

#internationalfishingnews #Worldfishingnews #fishingnews #commercialfishingnews #dailyfishingnews #destructivefishingdefinition