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News Details 24/09/2013 Marine Act now in operation – Durkan Environment Minister Mark Durkan announced that the Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 has come into operation. This is the final piece of an ambitious marine legislative programme, which strengthens Northern Ireland’s ability to manage its marine waters in a better way. The Act’s implementation will…

http://www.bim.ie/media/bim/content/publications/bimNo%206%20(2008)%20Bluefin%20Tuna%20Tagging%20in%20Irish%20Waters.pdf

  The Carrier Bags Bill is now with the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Committee for the Environment for its Committee Stage. Over the coming months, the Committee will be scrutinising the Bill and its proposals. The Bill proposes a 10p charge for all single-use carrier bags and will allow for the charge to be applied to…

Session: 2011/2012 Date: Thursday, 10 May 2012 Committee for the Environment Marine Bill:  Sport Northern Ireland/Irish Federation of Sea Anglers The Chairperson: Our next presentation is from Sport NI together with the Irish Federation of Sea Anglers (IFSA).  A briefing paper has been supplied, which is in members’ packs. I welcome Mike McClure, outdoor recreation…

  Northern Ireland is no exception to the almost universal, but entirely erroneous belief, throughout Western Europe that the commercial catching sector is economically significant. This is a copied/pasted overview of the NIEconomy. The Economy in Northern Ireland Overview The 2010 Annual Business Inquiry estimates turnover by businesses in Northern Ireland to be worth £60,461…

  If there are images in this attachment, they will not be displayed. Download the original attachment Marine Conservation Northern Ireland (MCNI) have won the award of Northern Ireland Environmental Campaigner of the year for 2012, organised and sponsored by COCA COLA, Tidy NI and the Belfast Telegraph and presented by the Environment Minister, Alex…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01nd94l/BBC_Newsline_18_10_2012/

Scientists fear for cod stocks as study reveals there are just 100 adult fish in  the North Sea http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2204091/Scientists-fear-cod-stocks-study-reveals-100-adult-fish-North-Sea.html#ixzz2882NtH6Y

The University of Bristol conducted research investigating the nature of existing fishing rights in UK waters http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/maritimeaffairs_fisheries/consultations/rbm/contributions/bristol_university_doc2_.pdf