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MCNI met recently with DAERA, clam dredging has been reduced to around 10% of NI waters, with further areas being considered. This highly destructive commercial fishing activity has to stop!
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This deliberate environmental pollution will further destroy our rivers and waterways ending up in our coastal waters and MUST be stopped.
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/rivers-trust-weighs-policy-could-27232000
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T HE UK BLUEFIN TUNA ASSOCIATION
Wales and Northern Ireland Bluefin tagging programmes. CHART Cymru 2023We are pleased to be able to confirm that CHART Cymru 2023 has been given the formal go ahead. Lesley Griffiths AS / MS, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd has approved CHART Cymru and Thunnus UK Atlantic bluefin tuna research programmes in…
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Northern Ireland Dept DAERA have recently added Atlantic Bluefin Tuna to the NI Marine Priority list, MCNI fully support this necessary action.
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AFBI REPORT SHOWS SEA ANGLING BIGGEST ANGLING ACTIVITY IN N.I! But strangely no support nor even consideration for Sea Anglers from DARDNI or DCAL despite huge Tourist potential! “Total annual expenditure •Therefore would estimate 27,000 take part solely in Sea Angling •Further 37,800 in Sea and Freshwater Angling •Higher than PwC but this was based on club membership •Based on our estimated of 27,000 and average annual spent (£1,903), Sea Angling direct expenditure £51.4 million”
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Lyme Bay Reserve highly successful.
http://www.lymebayreserve.co.uk/about/
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Brexit? “EU nature legislation is considerably stronger than the UK legislation which preceded it. There are also cases where the UK government has expressed frustration with the limitations that the Habitats Directive have placed or have been considered to impose on particular infrastructure developments. Therefore, it is possible that Brexit within the EEA would lead the government to relax some of the provisions of the UK implementing regulations for the Habitats Directive, again without pressure to comply from the EU. This would, however, be controversial in domestic terms. Brexit”
http://ieep.eu/assets/2016/IEEP_2016_Brexit_-_Implications_for_UK_Environmental_Policy_and_Regulations.pdf
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EU dead wrong with move to disenfranchise sea anglers in favour of Commercial netter’s!
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi6tMqUm8_MAhUJPT4KHYZTC7AQFggrMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukbass.com%2Fblog%2F&usg=AFQjCNEpD3eTEiO2w33u4FK1zieUqjmJjw Bass Anglers’ Sportfishing Society About | Contact Us | Blog Management & Restoration Bass & Fishery Membership Shop News logo Blog Home ? Blog A Bass for all reasons On 7 May 2016 / News / Leave a comment A Bass for all reasons You may or may not be aware of the UK…
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Spawning Aggregations “an easy kill” for some Commercial Fishing operators!
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MCNI MEET MONTY HALLS
MCNI’s Kerry Martin and Zara Porter meet broadcaster and marine biologist Monty Halls. l-r,Kerry Martin, Monty Halls and Zara Porter