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Discards will become a thing of the past after the UK Government secured a historic victory in Brussels to set firm dates to introduce a ban.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Amendment of the Common Fisheries Policy would not change the sovereignty of our sea bed or give the EU new powers.
Richard Benyon, Fisheries Minister delivered the below speech to the House of Commons on Tuesday 8 January 2013.
The UK Government has secured a deal that is good for both the health of our seas and the UK fishing industry at this year’s annual round of…
Changes to the fishing quota system which sees end to automatic reductions
A campaign to encourage the UK to eat more fish has been backed by UK Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon today. The ‘Fish is the Dish’ campaign…
The Government has secured another major step towards fundamental reform of the broken Common Fisheries Policy today following agreement on …
The myth: An article in The Sunday Times claimed that ‘fewer than 100 mature cod are left in the North Sea’. The truth: This is completely…
Endangered sharks will be given greater protection following the signing of an international agreement on the conservation of sharks, Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon announced today.
EU Council has agreed a general approach which includes a commitment to ban the discarding of dead fish.
All four nations within the UK will be given greater power to manage their own fishing quotas.
The process to agree a new Common Fisheries Policy is expected to continue into 2013.
The UK is testing Catch Quota management which counts what is caught rather than what is landed at port.
The UK Government has today secured a victory for the fishing industry by stopping a massive cut in the number of days that fishermen are allowed to spend at sea.
To look at UK priorities for next year's fish quotas and the need to avoid drastic cuts to the amount of time fishermen can spend at sea.
Trials show that new technology is allowing South West fishermen to continue to fish in their local area while protecting the marine habitats in Lyme Bay, it was revealed today.
The UK will work to secure additional quota in this year's negotiations on total allowable catches and quotas so that trials can be expanded.
Fishing communities struggling to survive could benefit from a new cooperative scheme to keep England's inshore fishing fleet afloat.
We need to continue to work together to achieve our shared goal of a thriving and sustainable fishing industry.
Defra Ministers are fighting in Europe for all of the UK’s farmers, fishermen and taxpayers.
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