Here's an infographic from Jessica Wallace along similar lines
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
That most dashing of sea birds the gannet - plastic waste in the Pacific
Fisheries MEPs pave the way for first discard ban in the EU
Fisheries Committee MEPs backed a proposed ban on discarding unwanted fish of 35 species caught in the Skagerrak (between the North Sea and the Baltic) in a vote on Tuesday. The ban, to take effect gradually between 2014 and 2016, would be enforced with a remote electronic monitoring system.
The discard ban regulation would oblige fishing vessels to land all caught fish in order to halt "discards" - the practice of throwing fish back into the sea, usually because they are of an unwanted species or size. Most discarded fish die, which is wasteful and aggravates overfishing.
At the same time, the proposals drafted by Werner Kuhn (EPP, DE), aim to fill a gap left by the revocation of an international fisheries agreement on the Skagerrak, inter alia by harmonising EU rules with those of Norway, where a discard ban is already in place.
Remote monitoring by CCTV
To enforce the discard ban, member states would be required to set up a remote electronic monitoring system to supervise fishing in the Skagerrak, which is bound by Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
For the system to work, boats over 12 metres long would have to be equipped with closed circuit TV (CCTV), GPS and transmitting equipment.
Financial aid for this should be granted from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, say MEPs, who also insist that the system should be automated and use image recognition software for better data protection.
Pilot scheme
Plans to ban discards in all EU waters were backed by the European Parliament in a plenary vote on the new Common Fisheries Policy in February. Experience in the Skagerrak should provide useful lessons on how best to enforce the obligation to land all catches made in EU waters
As a previous international agreement on fishing in the Skagerrak no longer applies, boats must abide by the rules of the state in whose territorial waters they are fishing, and harmonising the relevant EU and Norwegian laws should facilitate compliance.
The new measures will apply to all EU member states which have fishing rights in the EU part of the Skagerrak, i.e. boats from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as Denmark,, Sweden and Norway.
Next steps
The draft report on certain technical and control measures in the Skagerrak is scheduled for a first reading vote at the April plenary session. The regulation will then need the member states' green light to enter into force from 2014, possibly after reaching a first-reading agreement with Parliament.
At the same time, the proposals drafted by Werner Kuhn (EPP, DE), aim to fill a gap left by the revocation of an international fisheries agreement on the Skagerrak, inter alia by harmonising EU rules with those of Norway, where a discard ban is already in place.
Remote monitoring by CCTV
To enforce the discard ban, member states would be required to set up a remote electronic monitoring system to supervise fishing in the Skagerrak, which is bound by Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
For the system to work, boats over 12 metres long would have to be equipped with closed circuit TV (CCTV), GPS and transmitting equipment.
Financial aid for this should be granted from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, say MEPs, who also insist that the system should be automated and use image recognition software for better data protection.
Pilot scheme
Plans to ban discards in all EU waters were backed by the European Parliament in a plenary vote on the new Common Fisheries Policy in February. Experience in the Skagerrak should provide useful lessons on how best to enforce the obligation to land all catches made in EU waters
As a previous international agreement on fishing in the Skagerrak no longer applies, boats must abide by the rules of the state in whose territorial waters they are fishing, and harmonising the relevant EU and Norwegian laws should facilitate compliance.
The new measures will apply to all EU member states which have fishing rights in the EU part of the Skagerrak, i.e. boats from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as Denmark,, Sweden and Norway.
Next steps
The draft report on certain technical and control measures in the Skagerrak is scheduled for a first reading vote at the April plenary session. The regulation will then need the member states' green light to enter into force from 2014, possibly after reaching a first-reading agreement with Parliament.
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Remember this? The Fish Fight, discards and the EU one year ago
EU fish discard ban from Rebecca Novell on Vimeo.
Millions of tons of fish are thrown overboard each year due to strict quotas imposed in an attempt to conserve stocks.
Now the European Commission wants to make a change to this. It has unveiled a proposal to ban the practice of discards.
The choice is yours
Do you sometimes opt to buy the cheap fish on the slab at your local supermarket as a substitute for UK fish like cod and haddock whose stocks are supposedly in a precarious state?...
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"Dirty Waters, Dangerous Fish" from SSG on Vimeo.
Watch this video about catfish production along the polluted Mekong River and maybe this might notr seem like such a good deal - even makes eating horse look like a good option!
Visit www.safecatfish.com for more information.
Scallop shells!
Seafish @seafishuk Get a balanced view on nds of environ & needs of ind w Prof Mike Kaiser, Trevor Jones & Mark Gray youtube.com/watch?v=sJpMPP…
sandy west @sandy253 @Realfishfight i know hees not a chef but jeremy clarkson has stood up for uk fishermen in the past. Some top gear film crew worked on T Men
NFFO @NFFO_UK @ZacGoldsmith for both sides of the story,pls read our latest response to Greenpeace report offering to meet/discuss nffo.org.uk/news/nffo_urge…
Seafish @seafishuk Our response to @hughsfishfight seafish.org/about-seafish/… we ask people to get the facts about the issues raised first #fishfight #fishfacts
NFFO @NFFO_UK MPA Fishing Coalition Chief 'slams poor MPA science' in this week's Fishing News @FNW_IntraFish intrafish.com/fn/epaper/ #MCZs
Budding Rose PD418 @buddingrose418 the farmers we could learn alot from them..they know how to promote their industry !! news.sky.com/story/1052921/…
OCEAN2012UK @OCEAN2012UK Excellent workshop held by @RichardBenyonMP yesterday with fishermen, scientists, NGOs & govt speaking together to solve problems #fishfight
MitchTonks @MitchTonks @Realfishfight fancy coming to Westminster on 25th when Hugh is there to make a protest ?
Kate Dobson @DevonScallops @FishStock1 @MitchTonks @Realfishfight @RichardBenyonMP that would be amazing, stand up and be counted! I say, we all have a voice
Jim Portus @FishStock1 @DevonScallops @MitchTonks @Realfishfight I'm up for it! Hoping that @RichardBenyonMP offers a meeting to sort fish from offal!
Kate Dobson @DevonScallops @MitchTonks @Realfishfight ate you going I would love to protest against them! callum williams @scubascoopin @hughsfishfight I wonder if the gobshite Could fish for a living and try to support his family I think it's time he had a go #treehugger
callum williams @scubascoopin Started to wastch Hugh the gob shite last night what a load of crap he doesn't have a clue should stick to hugging trees #hughsfishfight Guardian Environment @guardianeco What the horsemeat scandal and fish quotas tell us about Europe | Andrew Watt gu.com/p/3dp3h/tf
Fish is the dish @fishisthedish 25% of UK children are Vitamin D deficient, leading to a rise in rickets #eatmorefish ow.ly/gfSpG
Wild Harbour Fish Co @WildHarbour Heres Seafish response to fishfight programme. seafish.org/about-seafish/…
sandy west @sandy253 @Realfishfight i know hees not a chef but jeremy clarkson has stood up for uk fishermen in the past. Some top gear film crew worked on T Men
NFFO @NFFO_UK @ZacGoldsmith for both sides of the story,pls read our latest response to Greenpeace report offering to meet/discuss nffo.org.uk/news/nffo_urge…
Seafish @seafishuk Our response to @hughsfishfight seafish.org/about-seafish/… we ask people to get the facts about the issues raised first #fishfight #fishfacts
NFFO @NFFO_UK MPA Fishing Coalition Chief 'slams poor MPA science' in this week's Fishing News @FNW_IntraFish intrafish.com/fn/epaper/ #MCZs
Budding Rose PD418 @buddingrose418 the farmers we could learn alot from them..they know how to promote their industry !! news.sky.com/story/1052921/…
OCEAN2012UK @OCEAN2012UK Excellent workshop held by @RichardBenyonMP yesterday with fishermen, scientists, NGOs & govt speaking together to solve problems #fishfight
MitchTonks @MitchTonks @Realfishfight fancy coming to Westminster on 25th when Hugh is there to make a protest ?
Kate Dobson @DevonScallops @FishStock1 @MitchTonks @Realfishfight @RichardBenyonMP that would be amazing, stand up and be counted! I say, we all have a voice
Jim Portus @FishStock1 @DevonScallops @MitchTonks @Realfishfight I'm up for it! Hoping that @RichardBenyonMP offers a meeting to sort fish from offal!
Kate Dobson @DevonScallops @MitchTonks @Realfishfight ate you going I would love to protest against them! callum williams @scubascoopin @hughsfishfight I wonder if the gobshite Could fish for a living and try to support his family I think it's time he had a go #treehugger
callum williams @scubascoopin Started to wastch Hugh the gob shite last night what a load of crap he doesn't have a clue should stick to hugging trees #hughsfishfight Guardian Environment @guardianeco What the horsemeat scandal and fish quotas tell us about Europe | Andrew Watt gu.com/p/3dp3h/tf
Fish is the dish @fishisthedish 25% of UK children are Vitamin D deficient, leading to a rise in rickets #eatmorefish ow.ly/gfSpG
Wild Harbour Fish Co @WildHarbour Heres Seafish response to fishfight programme. seafish.org/about-seafish/…
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