The HPMA protest song The Clearances Again has been named best Original Work of the Year at the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards. Written by Skipinnish co-founder Angus MacPhail from the perspective of his friend, inshore creel fisherman Donald…
Share a day in the life of NIFCA environmental inshore fisheries and conservation officer, Andrew Boon… “From a very young age, probably six or seven years old, I’ve always had a fascination with the sea. One day I turned round…
Buffer zone proposals will extend areas closed to fishing vessels in the three English HPMAs
The row over Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in Scotland reached new heights last week with a growing number of politicians and commentators urging the Scottish government to rein back on its plans to designate 10% of Scottish waters as HPMA…
UK fisheries minister Mark Spencer faced a wide-ranging series of questions when he faced MPs in a Scottish Affairs Committee meeting last week, reports Andy Read. Intended to mainly discuss the impacts of spatial squeeze in Scottish waters, the question…
DEFRA plans highly protected MPAs All fishing will be banned in new zones DEFRA is planning to introduce a number of highly protected marine areas (HPMAs), in which all fishing, and any other activity that could potentially damage marine species…
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