charlieannear Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 The weather has once again been doing its bit for the conservation of fish stocks, by not letting anyone out to fish. It’s been pretty rough around our coasts though- so we’ll have to see what our underwater and inshore features look like once these low pressures finally stop rolling in. One thing which has come to the fore is, once again, plastics pollution. Tons of plastic waste of all sizes has been washed up on our beaches and there have been a number of work-parties formed to collect what they can. Maybe consider joining in with one! Disclaimer: Apologies if I’ve doubled up on any stories/articles. No prizes for spotting if I have! “Many of the stories and information that I pass on comes from various ‘channels’ on the internet. I use Twitter, Facebook, several news sites and have signed up for a few email distribution lists. To see who I am following on Twitter, look me up at @charlieannear” Some of this year’s hot topics (in no particular order): EU Legislation and subsidies Marine Plastic Pollution Go Australia! Western Australia Shark cull and dumping dredging sediment on the Great Barrier Reef. (RT) = Re-Tweet. This means the information was originally posted by someone else. Blue Marine Foundation - The BLUE Marine Foundation and Lyme Bay Fisheries and Conservation Reserve education project is getting great... http://fb.me/XiGUyE2E - Fisherman,Dave Sales, is teaching local schools in #lymeregis about sustainable fishing+conservation! @LymeBayReserve pic.twitter.com/HeyrpGetjr - Wonderful colourful pictures from Southern IFCA in Lyme Regis! http://fb.me/2zAlW2gkg SIFCA (Southern Inshore Conservation Authority) (www.southern-ifca.gov.uk):- Missed the recent presentation to #coastalfutures ? Link to the slides here http://www.coastms.co.uk/resource/3044/retrieve … - SouthernIFCA map of #MarineProtectedArea byelaws to protect #seagrass and rocky #reef habitats pic.twitter.com/3IUekCgvr4 - @SouthernIFCA has introduced two NEW #MarineProtectedArea byelaws to protect #seagrass and rocky #reef habitats http://www.southern-ifca.gov.uk - SIFCA officers are catching up with a few local #inshorefishermen today @WeymouthHarbour #dorsethour pic.twitter.com/g4dFgjdhyl - Seeing what #inshorefishermen are landing this morning in #Poole @WCCFreshFish @ade9121 @ChesilSmokery #eatmorefish pic.twitter.com/QjsASUCMBv - Officers conducted a patrol afloat in #pooleharbour today to reports of illegal activity with @dorsetpolice #PartnershipWorking #oneteam - Catching up with our Local Marine Officers @The_MMO Poole office discussing local issues #inshorefishing #fisheries #PartnershipWorking - Why don't you pop by our office for a cup of tea and a chat about commercial bait digging? Perfect weather for it! pic.twitter.com/na2NdbrmSP - Updated The Blue Book of UK and EU fisheries legislation, including a link to the new Common Fisheries Policy #cfp http://bit.ly/17pMvPi - #FPVEndeavour another pic from this mornings #fisheriespatrol in #pooleharbour pic.twitter.com/Sf2jivUODV - On patrol in #pooleharbour on FPV Endeavour beautiful morning #fisheriespatrol #compliance pic.twitter.com/NNVySYun7N - Talk at @NOCnews tomorrow. Pacific #oysters in #Poole Harbour and #Southampton water. Check it out: http://noc.ac.uk/news/marine-life-talk-at-noc-2 … - RT Currently high numbers of seabirds in #WeymouthBay please follow netting code http://www.southern-ifca.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Netting-Code-of-Practice.pdf … @Natures_Voice @The_MMO @DWTMarine - @LangstoneAngler there is a @SouthernIFCA byelaw stating the minimum size for black bream is 23cm http://www.southern-ifca.gov.uk/byelaws Dorset Wildlife Trust (http://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/): - Going to the beach this weekend? Here's some winter marine wildlife to look out for http://ow.ly/t8uWL - Our 1st #WellyZone eNews has just gone out. Find out what's going on along the beaches & shallow seas of Dorset http://ow.ly/t92xD - Can you guess this weeks #FishyFun #marine species? Answer revealed tomorrow morning http://ow.ly/t1llC - Answer to yesterdays #FishyFun is an undulate #ray! More info and image here: http://ow.ly/t3Ob9 - Well done Sally & crew! RT @sallyjane84: Dead guillemot, syringes, fishing gear & plastic all found Chesil beachclean http://bit.ly/1dDOkG7 - Rare barnacle species among Dorset storm debris on beaches (Photos) http://ow.ly/sP7FW - Morning. Another teaser for #FishyFun. Can you guess the #marine #species? Answer later on ~ Emma http://ow.ly/sMHk3 DEFRA Nature (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs): - European eels caught in record numbers for third year running - encouraging news for critically endangered species: http://ow.ly/sziW4 DEFRA Fisheries: - Article on reform of EU Common Fisheries Policy in Civil Service Quarterly published today https://quarterly.blog.gov.uk/2014/01/30/reform-in-europe-saving-our-fish-and-chips/ … #csquarterly #cfpreform - Deep sea access proposal on agenda of Council working group for the first time today. First chance for Member States to discuss proposals - Talks between EU, Norway, Iceland and Faroes aimed at resolving the mackerel dispute resume today in London - The new Common Fisheries Policy is now in force to ensure fisheries are sustainable for years to come. http://ow.ly/sda1d DEFRA UK: - If you're celebrating Chinese New Year this weekend, please follow and share our sky lantern safety tips. pic.twitter.com/eawOh0MrO7 - In case you missed it > We've put protected foods on the map! See our protected produce map: http://ow.ly/sBKG1 pic.twitter.com/PYipsd7fnc CITES (http://cites.org/): - No marine updates CEFAS: The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science - the UK's most diverse applied marine science centre and source of expert evidence and advice. (cefas.defra.gov.uk ) - Plastic found to account for the majority of marine microlitter accumulating in the food chain #marinelitter http://ow.ly/rXh6j - Trace levels of contaminants provoke long term toxic responses in fish; fish work as sentinels of water quality http://ow.ly/rXgeT - #climatechange Is creating anxious fish http://ow.ly/rXfd4@MccipOrgUK … @Scripps_Ocean - Tissue samples determine where animals obtain essential amino acids algal, bacterial, fungal or plant origin @kieluni http://ow.ly/rXgTA - Ocean's carbon dioxide uptake can impair digestion in marine animal http://ow.ly/rXf0f#climatechange … @MccipOrgUK @uniofgothenburg - All excited about Cefas' North Sea Day happening now: discussing everything from acoustics & mapping to fish stocks & ocean acidification - NEW BOOK: Abrupt impacts of #climatechange: Human infrastructure & ecosystems to suffer past tipping points http://ow.ly/rXgQ3 - Climate projections of unparalleled accuracy for the whole of Europe #climatechange @CNRS http://ow.ly/rXgGG - OCEAN-CERTAIN launched to improve understanding of the biological pump & its significance in future #climatechange http://ow.ly/rXgoj - Excellent turnout at #chesilbeachclean big congratulations to @StormWallace for pulling it all together pic.twitter.com/X0Imwwt8Z8 - Oceans are acidifying at a rate faster than any time in the last 300 million years http://ow.ly/rXeYy#climatechange … @IGBPcomms @MccipOrgUK - MSFD consultation on monitoring launched for 11 descriptors of good environ status in marine env. Runs to 2 April http://ow.ly/syXtV - Juvenile rockfish exhibit same behaviour in response to raised pH as to anxiety-provoking drug #climatechange @Scripps_Ocean... - @BASnews look at impact of #climatechange on king scallop, Pacific oyster, blue mussel & soft shell clam http://ow.ly/rXfMu - Marine lugworms health & feeding levels reduce on ingesting #microplastics @UniofExeter @PlymUni #marinelitter http://ow.ly/rXhvO - Green sea urchins’ digestion, at larval stage, impaired by increased CO2 @uniofgothenburg #climatechange http://ow.ly/rXf2m - 27 new UK Marine Conservation Zones designated in November & @CefasGovUK continue surveys in January –follow the blog http://ow.ly/rXhNz - New generation: micro sensors for monitoring ocean acidification http://ow.ly/rXfjw #climatechange @MccipOrgUK @NOCnews@unisouthampton The Shark Trust (sharktrust.org): - Sir Richard Branson says the West Australian government's shark culling policy will backfire, driving away... http://fb.me/27wORcLtG - #WhaleShark slaughterhouse found In China, say Hong Kong activists WildLifeRisk - http://huff.to/1k0SDRX - Environmental activists claim to have to discovered the world's largest shark slaughterhouse, providing meat from... http://fb.me/6qAeSKeoS - Find out the latest news and results from our Angler Recording Project at... http://fb.me/6pJeotMmq - (RT) Ricky Gervais @rickygervais Jan 27 You can kill any shark that gets out of the sea and starts killing us in our natural habitat of streets and pubs and internet cafes. Deal? - Calling all UK anglers! As part of our Angler Recording Project, the Shark Trust is developing a free smartphone... http://fb.me/2DHGqqRYv - First #shark killed in Australia as #sharkcull begins - 3m #shark believed to be a female #tigershark - http://bit.ly/1e6XmQJ - Ricky Gervais and a host of other British celebrities have backed a campaign to stop Western Australia's plan to... http://fb.me/17bfflnEt - Congrats to all @IUCNShark report authors - sobering but essential reading, now vital findings are used effectively http://bit.ly/1heYLV7 - For the full @IUCNShark report: http://bit.ly/1heYLV7 - coastal species more exposed to combined threat of fishing and habitat degradation - The Shark Trust identified today’s analysis of the IUCN Global Shark Red List Assessment as a wake-up call for... http://fb.me/3j1qBg06N - (RT) Rays are more threatened than #sharks, global analysis finds! Please RT! http://www.iucn.org/?14311 pic.twitter.com/zvprAgfNWr - (RT) 107 species of rays and 74 species of #sharks are threatened with extinction! http://www.iucn.org/?14311 Please RT! pic.twitter.com/peu7ZZQZRT - A quarter of the world’s sharks and rays are threatened with extinction according to The IUCN Red List of... http://fb.me/XuaELIoM - iucn.org/?14311 : main threats: over exploitation through targeted & bycatch fisheries; habitat loss; persecution & climate change. Lyme Bay. Working to reconcile the needs of the environment and local fishing industry by establishing a new blueprint for sustainable conservation. (http://www.lymebayreserve.co.uk/): - Ever wondered why the #reefs of #LymeBay are called 'England's Coral Garden'? Our profile picture shows why! http://on.fb.me/1bruUGO - Interested in finding out about the #marineconservation happening in #LymeBay @LymeBayReserve? Dive over to http://bit.ly/19bnHey for more. - Our blueprint towards #sustainablefishing will ensure there will still be fish to catch for future generations http://bit.ly/19bnHey . - #FascinatingFact the #LymeBay #reefs are 3 miles wide & 15 miles long and home to over 300 different marine species http://bit.ly/19bnHey . - Minutes from last @LymeBayReserve Working Group meeting are now available http://bit.ly/1gAIXw7 @SalaciaMarine @SamwaysFish @MarinePlanning Fish2Fork (http://www.fish2fork.com/home/news-index.aspx): - Fishing subsidies threaten to increase Europe's capacity to catch fish #cfpreform #EMFF @OCEAN2012EU @pewenvironment http://www.fish2fork.com/en-GB/news-index/2014/Fishing-subsidies-threaten-to-increase-Europes-capacity-to-catch-fish.aspx … - Clean-up urged as storm-tossed litter threatens wildlife @mcsuk http://www.fish2fork.com/en-GB/news-index/2014/Clean-up-urged-as-storm-tossed-litter-threatens-wildlife.aspx … - Overfishing blamed as the main threat to #sharks and rays which face unrivalled extinction rates @iucnshark http://www.fish2fork.com/en-GB/news-index/2014/Overfishing-blamed-for-steep-decline-of-sharks-and-rays.aspx … - Chippies told sustainability is key to the success of their business by @seafishuk @FishnChipAwards @Quaysidewhitby http://www.fish2fork.com/en-GB/news-index/2014/Chippies-told-sustainability-is-key-to-business-success.aspx … The Black Fish (http://www.theblackfish.org): - Australia versus Mexico; Mexican government established a permanent ban on fishing for White Sharks! http://bit.ly/1f8FTqx #overfishing - Hunting the Hunters; a book about Laurens de Groot and his brave fight for environmental conservation http://bit.ly/1cdVFRc - This sad picture says it all pic.twitter.com/iciHRWFnQy #overfishing #sharks - An infographic to show how unreasonable Australia’s #shark cull is: http://bit.ly/1avnhmc - A day full of #shark facts & statistics from us. Wanna know the truth about the top predators of the sea? Here you go http://bit.ly/1aS1Nh3 - The book “The Bluefin Bonanza” offers a look inside the often illegal trade in the precious #bluefin #tuna http://bit.ly/1hP55Dr - Like in many parts of the world, for Cubans the problem of #overfishing is linked to poverty and the economic crises http://bit.ly/1hT7fC1 - This story points out the complexity of criminal practices in the illegal fishing industry. Sad story worth reading! http://bbc.in/1d0qvZi - Sea floor trawling is immensely destructive. This article does a good job explaining you why http://bit.ly/1jFqHmA #overfishing #oceans - Hawaii tries a different approach in cutting down #shark deaths; could an ankle-worn repellent system be a solution? http://dailym.ai/1mR7r7Y - The Antarctic #toothfish; at the heart of the fight for what many consider the last intact ecosystem on Earth http://bit.ly/1eTi843 - Remember the Russian trawler that was caught fishing illegally near Senegal? Russia paid for its freedom http://yhoo.it/KM9wTA #overfishing - Striking video shows we can save the #ocean together, if only we want to http://bit.ly/1jzNQqq #overfishing - Fiji’s #tuna industry on the brink of collapse due to #overfishing http://bit.ly/1dTKsp1 - Illegal fishing is what we’re fighting. And it’s a serious criminal business. http://bit.ly/1ikwMGY - We introduced you to “sound pollution” and how it affects marine life http://bit.ly/19zLxTt Read more on this here http://bit.ly/KpCEk2 - Low oxygen zones, called “ocean dead zones” will be a big threat for marine life in the future. Cause: global warming http://bit.ly/1j9cWML - 13 reasons why the #ocean will never be the same if we don’t read the “what can be done” part of this article http://bzfd.it/L2MvwI - #Shark species thought to be extinct found at fish market. Via @sciam http://bit.ly/1aW9pM4 - #Greenpeace explains complexity of unregulated fishing problem in Senegal and developing countries http://bit.ly/1eOothG - Read how waves of herring eggs, called “white water” influence complex ecosystems along the coast #oceans http://bit.ly/1lNXzeN - Overfishing doesn’t just shrink fish populations—they often don’t recover afterwards http://qz.com/166084/overfishing-doesnt-just-shrink-fish-populations-they-often-dont-recover-afterwards/ … #overfishing - Ghost fishing nets; the invisible killers http://bit.ly/1bOBVyI - Read about the shocking number of 650 000 marine mammals killed each year by commercial fishing gear http://bit.ly/1cAnlOG - A little more, useful background info on domino effect that occurs when too many fish are harvested from one habitat http://bit.ly/1aHD3nY - The sickening truth: Peruvians illegally kill dolphins to feed the sharks they illegally hunt... http://bit.ly/1gdWcC1 - Read about a very underestimated reason for #overfishing: the aquarium trade http://bit.ly/JFWarV - Ten alarming facts you should know about #overfishing http://bit.ly/1lmMKjL - A little background info on #jellyfish taking over our #oceans. What do you think? Is this going to happen? http://bit.ly/1arwgi4 - Global climate change to impact deep sea marine life and seafloor profoundly by 2100 http://bit.ly/KlXXT4 - UK to ban fish products from countries that allow illegal fishing operations #Cambodia #Belize #Guinea http://bit.ly/1gfBDFV - Overfishing of just one species can alter an ecosystem quickly and permanently scientists say http://on.tdo.com/19AiVXN Oceana (http://oceana.org/en/eu/home): - A few simple day-to-day things you can do to help the oceans via @sciam: http://ow.ly/t72nJ - Rays & sharks make @IUCN's threatened species list, bycatch & overfishing cited as major causes. http://bit.ly/KC0por - In Australia, 222 scientists sign a petition to keep fishing out of marine protected area: http://ow.ly/szwDQ - Ocean acidification may take the bounce out of jumping sea snails' step, a new study finds. http://ow.ly/sraAe CFP Reform Watch (http://cfp-reformwatch.eu/): - Today 'technical meeting' with Council, EP, Commission, to sort out final details in #EMFF to put it on track for vote in April plenary. - More money for data collection & phase-out of scrapping subsidies in political deal on #EMFF: http://cfp-reformwatch.eu/2014/01/parliament-and-council-reach-political-agreement-on-fisheries-fund/ … #CFPreform - Today @EU_Commission presents #EU2030 climate targets – crucial for the ocean environment. http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/ebs/schedule.cfm?sitelang=en&page=3&institution=0&date=01/22/2014 … - Fish reform officially published! RT @EP_Fisheries: Reminder: EU OJ with #CFPreform and #CMO #Fisheries regulations http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:354:SOM:EN:HTML … FishSec. The Fisheries Secretariat (FISH). (fishsec.org ): - No marine updates Marine Management Organisation (MMO) (http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/news/index.htm): - Two leisure vessel skippers punished following death of juvenile bottlenose dolphin off Cornwall in July 2013 http://bit.ly/1nbPmlp - Master and owner charged with fisheries offences – illegal net meshes and codends and an inaccurate electronic log http://bit.ly/KTEoSK - Nigel Gooding of @DefraGovUK speaking about Marine Conservation Zones and progress to date #coastalfutures - Nigel Gooding's presentation includes graphic from the @DefraGovUK 'Love Sea Life' blog http://bit.ly/1f9bqte #coastalfutures - NG:"@DefraGovUK committed to 2 further tranches of MCZs over next 2/3years - 1 by end of 2015 and another by 2016" #coastalfutures - Published interim report for Western Haddock Catch Quota Trial in 2013 #quota #cqt #CFP http://bit.ly/1bQORoc - Mark Duffy of @NaturalEngland is discussing managing fishing activities in European marine sites #coastalfutures - Details of 4 byelaws to protect sensitive reef features in European marine sites on MMO website http://bit.ly/1mKjYKk #coastalfutures - Owner and masters charged with fisheries offences related to landing declarations, logbooks and health and safety http://bit.ly/1dQIEgH - #marineplanning officer Clare Kavanagh is out with Christchurch and East Dorset coastal planners today #highcliffe pic.twitter.com/ELeUuVRhzV - Fish merchant fined for failing to submit sales notes within 24 hours of first sale as required by regulations http://bit.ly/LpOaMV - November 2013's sea fisheries statistics main species caught, the area of capture and the quantities landed in the UK http://bit.ly/RZzhkv - Guidance on what to do with protected sea birds sheltering inshore following bad weather in the south west of England http://bit.ly/1maUq6d - Updated The Blue Book of UK and EU fisheries legislation, including a link to the new Common Fisheries Hugh’s Fishfight (http://www.fishfight.net/): - Help for the seabed in Marine Conservation Zones is happening: reefs & seagrass round Isle of Wight get protection http://onthewight.com/2014/01/29/isle-of-wight-coastal-fishing-restrictions/ … NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) (http://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/): - ICYMI: Tagged #bluefintuna recaptured after 16 years—40 lbs when tagged, 1,200 lbs when caught http://1.usa.gov/1c4CsBp pic.twitter.com/FfRi3pidTX - You can tell how old a #scallop is by counting the # of rings on its shell— http://1.usa.gov/1n38peL #FishWatchFriday pic.twitter.com/AUj87aHtgg - On cold winter days, some #green is nice to see—eelgrass beds are a haven for #fish & wildlife—http://1.usa.gov/1ev8AuM pic.twitter.com/FjMAN4bdWz - #DidYouKnow Scientists use a Cam-Trawl to photo fish during surveys. Reducing # of fish they catch. #tweetsfromsea pic.twitter.com/ghKhPL8Iyx - How quickly are we losing wetlands? How long does a plastic bottle stay in the ocean? Find out with our Habitat IQ http://ow.ly/sZkU3 - Good news—Latin American & Caribbean #nations met in Brazil to implement new int'l #shark #conservation methods: http://1.usa.gov/1aCDGoK - #DidYouKnow? The Neuston net collects small organisms on the ocean's surface. #tweetsfromsea http://ow.ly/sq7vb pic.twitter.com/Tj1thU2u8T - What do we do with a #fish that's plentiful in the #ocean, but doesn't necessarily make a yummy #seafood meal? http://1.usa.gov/1j3J86r - Holy shark! A new study using radiocarbon dating estimates reveal white #sharks can live 70 years & longer: http://1.usa.gov/1gi6YXX - Long Live the King—Scientists study how red king #crabs respond to a changing #environment—http://1.usa.gov/1gB5EAf pic.twitter.com/9JSJuRcecw gaffa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlieannear Posted February 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 (Part 2- trying to post this all in one go overloaded the site!) GOC (Global Ocean Commission) (http://www.globaloceancommission.org/): - New @unngls policy brief for #OWG8 on #SDGs #ocean http://goo.gl/fGZXqF Looking forward to #post2015 discussions this week - Looking forward to the OWG-8 on #SDG next week dealing with #oceans http://goo.gl/m7768B @IISDRS @unngls - "The #ocean crisis could make the financial crisis look like a peanut & the time to act is now" says Com Paul Martin http://bit.ly/1iOJlKU - @GOceanC Commissioner Paul Martin urges a ‘global uprising’ for global ocean on @BBCRadio4 ‘Shared Planet’ programme http://bit.ly/1iOJlKU - EU backs 6.5 bln euro deal to help end #overfishing http://reut.rs/1iKH837 via @reuters - Fish aggregating devices (FADs) estimated at +10 000 http://goo.gl/6PPLZ4 ‘But little regulation or monitoring of them’ via @NatureNews - How fishing restrictions in Californian #MPAs have led to recovery of fish stocks #resilience http://goo.gl/ZbCaYI @latimesscience - The EU envisages developing a blue energy sector http://jrnl.ie/1273226 Note the lack of legal framework if one day it reaches the #highseas - Researchers finding more than 85% of surface #ocean water samples containing microplastic particles http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/?p=121424 via @NatGeo - Palau’s coral reefs show unexpected survival in unusually acidic #ocean http://goo.gl/RdFdgz - Piracy in the #ocean at its lowest level in six years, reports IMB http://goo.gl/VvuFrc - Algae show new evidence of #ocean #acidification http://goo.gl/xdIZ0D - West African governments battling to curb illegal fishing, which is threatening fishing stocks http://bbc.in/1aArLlA via @BBCWorld - #Ocean poverty: warming seas will affect poorest first http://goo.gl/RA4Ymd #climatechange #equity #foodsecurity Pew Charitable Trusts (http://www.pewenvironment.org/): - .@scapeche to stop #deepsea bottom trawling below 800m by 2015. http://ow.ly/t9N0I Important move for habitat. - French to end bottom trawling near #deepsea corals. U.S. corals deserve the same. http://ow.ly/t9Kkr @MidAtlanticFish - What is a fish aggregation device? Watch our video http://ow.ly/t7eti & read @naturemagazine's take on them http://ow.ly/t7eeQ - EU has failed to ban "the most destructive fishing practices in the Northeast Atlantic" http://ow.ly/sVQF8 - Shark migration patterns prove we need large-scale marine reserves: http://ow.ly/sFh07 Smaller protections don’t yield same results - US, Japan, others weaken int’l shark protections http://ow.ly/sC1Fz ; China strengthens domestic measures http://ow.ly/sFgFE - Easter Island’s waters contain 149 marine species found nowhere else on Earth—a figure higher than the Galapagos Islands. #FunFactFriday - UK Parliament faults Britain for failing to patrol against illegal fishing in 3.4 million sq km of ocean #IUU http://ow.ly/sEnVK - Establish fully protected Marine Protected Areas, says new UK govt report. See the slideshow: http://ow.ly/sEnGe - Overfishing causes snowball effect among ocean species http://ow.ly/sfxA9 via @physorg_com @floridastate Angling Trust (http://www.anglingtrust.net/): - Sea Angling 2012 Comes to Shoreham There was plenty of discussion at the Sussex Marine Division meeting earlier this month in Shoreham about Cefas' Angling 2012 Survey. The focus was on totals given for recreational vs commercial catches for bass and cod. Questions were also put to Sussex IFCA about how close pair trawlers come to the beaches. You can download the results of the Angling 2012 Survey from our Sussex Marine Division's website. - Government Go ahead for New Cormorant and Goosander Management Plan. http://www.anglingtrust.net/news.asp?itemid=1976&itemTitle=Government+gives+go+ahead+for+New+Cormorant+and+Goosander+Management+Plan§ion=29§ionTitle=Angling+Trust+News I know there will be a lot of freshwater anglers in the club who think this is great. But my question is why are Cormorants going inland for food? I would suggest that a major factor is that they can’t get enough fish as easily in their proper natural habitat i.e. the sea. Angling Trust could use this for the benefit of Sea Angling, but aren’t doing so. - Wessex AT have challenged an AT competition which does not allow catch and release. A member of the Wessex AT Committee has resigned due to this anti-conservation stance by the AT. Email sent to David Mitchell as follows: (response awaited.) Good afternoon David, It has been brought to the notice of the Wessex that the Angling Trust is now using ISAC's (Individual Sea Angling Club's), as a platform for the AT's National Fishing League points (Announced on WSF by Mr Trevor Sutch). These matches are not catch and release or measure and return and as such they are condoning the slaughter of unwanted fish to receive some Angling Trust points. Surely the ethos of the Trust is the conservation of fish stocks and the welfare of the fish that are caught - this appears to be the direct opposite. Trevor Sutch resigned his position on the AT Wessex Region Committee because he wouldn't uphold the Conservation stance as applied by our Region and the Angling Trust. Information relating to this issue can be found at http://www.worldseafishing.com/ We look forward to hearing from you. Best Regards Richard Prosser Secretary AT Wessex Region Marine FCF (Fisheries Conservation Foundation) (http://www.fishconserve.org/): - Video of #Sharks & manta ray processing factory in #China. Warning - its tough to watch... @WildLifeRisk http://bit.ly/LdlEwZ via - Whale + blue + basking #sharks are protected under CITIES - China"s slaughter is massive. http://www.ibtimes.com/worlds-biggest-slaughterhouse-whale-sharks-discovered-china-1549787 … @WildLifeRisk @PAULJHILTON - World Fish Migration Day is a global event and will be celebrated on May 24, 2014 around the world. http://bit.ly/1dNzAVc #Rivers - Great News! @SharkAdvocates: Manta Rays named as protected species. http://bit.ly/1cr9j3u via @jakpost @BonnConvention @citesconvention - The 3rd International Marine Conservation Congress will be held from 14-18 August 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. http://bit.ly/1jQ5R3W - #GoodRead. Referred to in a recent article on why not to eat #shrimp and worth reviewing! "Shrimp's Dirty Secrets" http://bit.ly/1eGociu - Marine Protected Areas: A Timeline of MPAs in the U.S. by Emily Tripp @MarineScience. http://bit.ly/1dsvBTY #MPA - New in @PLOSONE: Global Priorities for Marine Biodiversity Conservation http://bit.ly/1cEYY2g - We would add #Bahamas to this list for its health & diversity. 10 Marine Areas We Must Protect by @ConservationOrg http://bit.ly/19UVrzk - West Coast sardine crash could radiate throughout ecosystem. From @latimesscience RT @PacificCouncil http://bit.ly/1eFvVM2 - Short attention span? Try the 35 word version. We prefer the longer ones. How Global Warming Works. #Climate http://bit.ly/19O6muN - Not even deep seas creatures can escape climate change. http://bit.ly/19RL5L2 MRC (Marine Reserves Coalition) (http://www.marinereservescoalition.org/): - Manta protection recommended by Indonesia’s scientists http://shar.es/QghJ9 via @sharethis @MantaTrust - Western Australia shark cull nets undersized sharks http://gu.com/p/3mbhp/tw via @guardian #Sharks @ZSLMarine - Furore over nod to dump sediment on Great Barrier Reef - endangering one of world's most fragile ecosystems http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/article5638307.ece … - Shark fin demand down in Singapore amid extinction threat http://cna.asia/1ff6tN9 via Channel NewsAsia @SharkSaversSG Great to see we're in the Top 100 Conservation Twitter Accounts: http://www.jamesborrell.com/top-100-conservation-twitter-accounts-to-follow-in-2014/ …. Lots of our faves on there too! @WhySharksMatter - @Oceana blasts EC decision to allow Denmark to dredge for mussels inside marine protected areas http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/22356/denmark-to-continue-mussel-dredging-inside-marine-protected-area#sthash.7O3HZOfw.dpuf … @EU_Commission #MPAs - Closer look: Designing Cambodia’s first large marine protected area http://www.fauna-flora.org/closerlook/designing-cambodias-first-large-marine-protected-area/ … @FaunaFloraInt #MPAs - New Zealand - Push for marine reserves is sensible & should be keenly supported http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/opinion/9592594/Editorial-Push-for-marine-reserves-sensible … - UN General Assembly proclaims 3 March as World Wildlife Day http://www.cites.org/eng/news/pr/2013/20131223_world-wildlife-day.php#.Us1Yyha5mvM.twitter … #CITES #wildlife MCS (Marine Conservation Society) (http://www.mcsuk.org/): - .@sainsburys & @marksandspencer joint 1st in our Supermarket Survey. 2nd Coop, 3rd Waitrose. Where will you shop? > http://bit.ly/1icXMFQ - A Pearlside or lantern fish (Maurolicus muelleri) has been washed up in Wales - quite a rare find with very big eyes! pic.twitter.com/kzU5uzNDEw - Plenty of fish in the sea? "Not much cod left" says new Queen Vic landlord @MrDDyer Fancy an anchovy instead? http://bit.ly/LYwNmP - Good meeting with George Eustice MP on #MCZs, Deep Sea & CFP this morning. Next set of MCZs to be consulted on before next general election. - "MPAs (Marine Protected Areas) are the conservation bargain of the century" Nice comment from Ian Dickie @eftecUK at #CoastalFutures - Popcorn's on! Just settling down for our office screening of 'Project Wild Thing'. Check it out > http://bit.ly/1ml3dm8 @wearewildthing - @ballooncourseuk @GlosCC Even biodgrdble balloons can take years to decompose & have serious impact. See paper here: http://bit.ly/1cZIMcm - @ballooncourseuk @LindsaySuther @GlosCC Plenty of evidence from our beachcleans - c1000 balloons found during last 'Beachwatch Big Weekend' - Silly video... serious message... don't be a plastic bag monster > http://bit.ly/1dmkxWV #BreakTheBagHabit - Great to meet @PhilBennionMEP earlier with some constructive discussion on MCZs, sustainable fisheries & pollution control - Better for the seas & your waistline! Use our Good Fish Guide App to buy sustainable seafood http://bit.ly/1cGY6qF pic.twitter.com/sllSV892jO Maria Damanaki (EU Commissioner responsible for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries): - Participating in panel @OpenEurope "#EUReform is possible! Learning lessons from #EUfisheries" to show radical change is possible #CFPreform - http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/reform/emff/index_en.htm - New #EMFF will focus on promoting a #sustainable future for the #fishing industry and #coastal communities. - On my way to #Hamburg, to launch #EU campaign to EAT,BUY,SELL #sustainablefish @InseparableEU http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/inseparable … pic.twitter.com/bPWnKNMcVH B.A.S.S (http://www.ukbass.com/news/): - http://www.ukbass.com/anglers-allies-against-unsustainable-industrial-fishing/ BBC News: - Australians protest at plans to kill sharks in Perth http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25603646 -New analysis of ocean currents may solve eel mystery http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25505612 - MPs concerned over environment budget cuts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25623157 - The unequal battle over West Africa's rich fish stocks http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25660385 - African tigerfish catch swallows in flight http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/25681465 - Dead cow and dolphins among Chesil Beach storm debris http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-25709550 - Rare barnacle species among Dorset storm debris http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-25824647 - Forced to fish: Slavery on Thailand's trawlers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25814718 - Ministers blamed as Cornwall and Lancashire turbines ditched http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25968075 - IFCA by-laws protect seabed from trawlers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26009060 The Daily Echo: http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/10963745.Volunteers_dig_in_to_clean_up_Portland_beach/?ref=twtrec http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/10980100.___A_stupid_idea_________MP_slams_plan_to_use_helicopter_to_show_how_high_Navitus_Bay_wind_farm_could_be/ The Guardian: - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/20/gulf-stream-hot-summer-uk-climate-change?CMP=twt_gu - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/02/deep-sea-creatures-climate-change?CMP=twt_gu - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/28/warmer-seas-are-making-fish-smaller-water-temperatures gaffa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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