by Niall Duffy | Sep 22, 2020 | International, News, UK
Greenpeace is dropping granite boulders into the North Sea, in a stunt designed to prevent fishing vessels trawling . The environmental charity says it wants to stop the practice of “bottom trawling” in the marine protected area of Dogger Bank in the UK’s North Sea....
by Niall Duffy | Jul 10, 2020 | UK
Scallop fishing in the North Sea around Dogger Bank will be suspended for four weeks from Sunday 12 July to Saturday 8 August to enable data gathering about the state of the shellfish stock. Following a call for evidence, and engaging with the scallop industry, the...
by Niall Duffy | Sep 25, 2019 | International, News
Following recent scientific estimates indicating stocks have dropped below safe biological levels, North Sea cod’s MSC certification is to be suspended. The suspension, which will become effective as of 24 August 2019, affects all MSC certified fisheries targeting the...
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