Category Archives: United Kingdom

War & Peace: Sustainable Scallops in the Channel

Could GAP2 help scallop fisheries become more sustainable through collaboration? WWF UK’s Giles Bartlett reports from NWWRAC on promising plans.

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Poster Presentation on UK Long Term Management Case Study

Poster on the UK “Long Term Management” case study, presented by Steven Mackinson at the GAP2 Annual Meeting in Brussels, July 2012. PDF of poster can be found here.

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Gone Fishing with GAP2

The boat set sail at 4am, so it was an early start.

In late June, GAP2 made a film about a “day in the life” of a GAP2 scientist working with fishermen on the project’s UK case study looking at brown crab stocks.

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GAP2 North Sea Regionalisation Workshop Outcomes

What might regionalisation of the Common Fisheries Policy mean in practice for the North Sea? On 25th May 2012, GAP2 held a workshop at Fishmongers’ Hall in London, bringing together stakeholders with widely varying interests in North Sea fisheries. The goal …

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LTMP Special Focus Group for North Sea

22nd Feb 2012 – the North Sea RAC Demersal Working Group agreed to establish a special focus group to work with the GAP2 case study.

Posted in Case Study 13 - North Sea Long-Term Planning, Events, GAP2 General, Homepage News, News, News, Progress, United Kingdom |

Fishers use GPS to fish sustainably

Fishers in Lyme Bay, UK, trial new GPS technology to prevent fishing in illegal or protected areas.

Posted in Homepage News, News, Outputs, Participating Countries, Sustainable fishing, United Kingdom |

Fishing industry calls for simplified CFP

The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (UK-based) calls for a streamlining of the EU’s CFP to loosen regulations.

Posted in Homepage News, News, Participating Countries, Policy and regulations, United Kingdom |

GAP2 addresses future fisheries challenges

On 31st October, Dr Steve Mackinson presented at a UK conference addressing new challenges facing fisheries science.

Posted in GAP2 General, Homepage News, Sustainable fishing, United Kingdom |

Damanaki: “Give fish to the poor”

Maria Damanaki proposes charitable donation of fish as a way to end discard at sea.

Posted in Homepage News, Policy and regulations, Sustainable fishing, United Kingdom |

GAP2 attends NSRAC Demersal Working Group

“North Sea RAC and GAP2 researchers discussed science needs to support Long Term Management Plans” CEFAS attended the North Sea Regional Advisory Council (NSRAC) Demersal working group meeting held on September 2011 in Amsterdam, to discuss the possibility of working …

Posted in Case Studies, Case Study 13 - North Sea Long-Term Planning, News, United Kingdom |