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MEPs vote to ban discards in the Skagerrak
fishupdate.com | 17 Apr 2013
MEPs have voted to adopt a ban on discarding unwanted fish of 35 species caught in the Skagerrak (between the North Sea and the Baltic). The ban, to take effect gradually between 2014 and 2016, would be enforced with a remote electronic monitoring system.

NMFS anchovy regulations illegal
World Fishing | 16 Apr 2013
A federal judge has ruled in favour of international advocacy group, Oceana's, claims that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) illegally adopted new regulations governing the management of the northern subpopulation of northern anchovy.

Pacific Ocean | Fisheries | Governance | Policy

Illegal fishing threatens South Korea
World Fishing | 15 Apr 2013
Illegal fishing scandals and human rights abuses linked to South Korea's fishing industry have earned the country a bad reputation that is jeopardising its fish trade with the US and the EU, says Greenpeace East Asia.

Pacific Ocean | Fisheries | Governance

Puerto Rico moves to protect turtles
BBC | 14 Apr 2013
Puerto Rico introduces a new law protecting a swathe of the island's coast that has become a major nesting site for the leatherback turtle.

Atlantic Ocean | Conservation | Governance

MPs criticise slow progress on seas
BBC | 11 Apr 2013
MPs have criticised the government for dragging its feet over plans to create zones to protect wildlife in the seas.

Atlantic Ocean | Conservation | Governance | Marine Protected Area

Maritime Lawyers, Shipowners to Promote Ratification of International Maritime Conventions
worldmaritimenews.com | 10 Apr 2013
The Comité Maritime International (CMI) – the international association for maritime lawyers – has joined forces with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Shipping Federation (ISF) – which represent the operators of over 80% of the world merchant fleet – to promote those key international maritime Conventions which they believe are vital for governments to ratify and implement as soon as possible.

Governance

Deep seas law 'a sledgehammer'
New Zealand Herald | 09 Apr 2013
A new law change to restrict demonstrations in the deep seas has been described as taking a sledgehammer to peaceful protest by a coalition of high-profile lawyers, unionists, environmentalists and a former Prime Minister.

Pacific Ocean | Activism | Governance | Offshore Resources

Days at sea regulations will 'ruin' Kintyre fishing industry
fishupdate.com | 08 Apr 2013
A warning has been issued from a west coast of Scotland fishing community that its fishing industry is on the brink of collapse.

Atlantic Ocean | Economy | Fisheries | Governance

World's First Large Marine Ecosystem Legal Framework signed by Angola, Namibia and South Africa
thegef.org | 03 Apr 2013
The Benguela Current Convention was signed in the Angolan city of Benguela on March 18, marking the establishment of the first multi-lateral Commission in the world to be based on the Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) approach to ocean governance, and ushering in a new era of cooperation between the governments of Angola, Namibia and South Africa.

Atlantic Ocean | Governance | Marine Management

Now Faroe Islands comes under fire for "excessive" herring quotas
fishupdate.com | 02 Apr 2013
A NORWEGIAN fishing chief has launched a strong attack on the Faroe Islands over its decision to triple the size of' its herring quota.

Atlantic Ocean | Fisheries | Governance

New fishing clashes erupt between China and Vietnam
fishupdate.com | 02 Apr 2013
TENSIONS are mounting between Vietnam and China over fishing rights in the South China Sea, with fears that an armed clash may not be far away.

Pacific Ocean | Fisheries | Governance

Government 'over-reacting' to protestors - Greens
New Zealand Herald | 01 Apr 2013
There has been a call for the Government to quit cracking down on protestors and turn their attention to the issues protestors are talking about. The Government is proposing to ban protestors from within 500 metres of mining structures and ships in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone.

Pacific Ocean | Activism | Governance

Ministers accused of dragging feet over protection of UK's marine environment
The Independent | 30 Mar 2013
Environmentalists have accused the Government of being too slow to protect the UK's marine environment.

Atlantic Ocean | Governance | Marine Protected Area

Seafish analysis of 2013 TACs
World Fishing | 26 Mar 2013
Seafish has compared the Total Allowable TACs agreed by the EU for 2013 with the scientific recommendations made the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) in a new document, available on the Seafish website.

Fisheries | Governance | Marine Management

Kiribati to have joint national action plan for climate change and disaster risk management
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme | 21 Mar 2013
Kiribati is adapting the process for developing a joint national action plan for climate change and disaster risk management (JNAP) by developing a Kiribati Joint Implementation Plan (KJIP) to facilitate the implementation of the recently endorsement Disaster Risk Management Plan and the National Framework for Climate Change and Climate Change Adaptation Framework.

Pacific Ocean | Climate Change | Governance | Small Island Developing States

Australia's new marine protected areas: why they won't work (opinion)
theconversation.edu.au | 15 Mar 2013
On land and in the sea, were losing sight of what nature conservation is about. Weve become dangerously focused on protected areas, but rarely consider what theyre supposed to achieve. One result is that biodiversity is declining almost everywhere while protected areas expand.

Indian Ocean | Pacific Ocean | Conservation | Governance | Marine Protected Area

New International Regulations Could Stop Shark Finning (opinion)
biodiversity-l.iisd.org | 14 Mar 2013
In the past, sharks have been better known for their deadly attacks on surfers or as the main delicacy in shark fin soup, but what is now making headlines in the science sections of newspapers around the world is that prolonged over-fishing of sharks has led to the lowest shark populations ever seen. A key international meeting in Thailand may finally put a stop to this.

Conservation | Fisheries | Governance

Senate introduces seafood traceability bill
World Fishing | 14 Mar 2013
US Senator Mark Begich has been applauded by Oceana for introducing the Safety and Fraud Enforcement for Seafood (SAFE Seafood) Act.

Fisheries | Governance | Policy

Polar bear cross-border trade ban defeated
Telegraph | 08 Mar 2013
US-led proposal to ban cross-border trade of polar bears has been defeated at an international summit.

Arctic Ocean | Conservation | Governance | Polar Region

Benyon hits out at Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in defence of sea conservation plans
Guardian Unlimited | 08 Mar 2013
UK environment minister says campaigners do not understand the costs involved in creating 'properly' protected zones.

Atlantic Ocean | Governance | Marine Protected Area

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