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Conservationists warn over fish stocks as annual catches agreed with EU

Conservationists have warned that “mismanagement” of the UK and EU’s seas is set to continue after negotiators agreed new catch quotas for fishing in 2023. The Government said the deal with the EU will give UK fishers the opportunity to catch 140,...

20 Dec 2022 at 16:18

UK pledges nearly £75 million to marine conservation projects

Nearly £75 million will be invested in schemes to protect the world’s oceans, the Government has said. Environment Secretary Therese Coffey made the announcement at the Our Ocean conference in Panama on Thursday, where heads of state, civil ...

03 Mar 2023 at 16:19

Fishing boats trawled protected areas for more than 7,000 hours, analysis shows

UK and EU fishing vessels spent more than 7,000 hours trawling the bottom of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) during 2022, according to new analysis. Data supplied by Global Fishing Watch (GFW) and analysed by Oceana UK appears to show 907 ...

02 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Scottish Government proposes trawling bans at 20 fishery sites

The Scottish Government has proposed banning certain types of fishing equipment in an effort to boost protection in certain areas around the country. Twenty fishery sites in Scotland’s offshore waters have been named Marine Protected ...

19 Aug 2024 at 17:41

Scotland

Campaigners urge ministers to set targets for refillable and reusable containers

The Scottish Government is being urged to set targets for refillable and reusable products in new legislation that aims to help build a greener economy. Environmental campaigners at Action to Protect Rural Scotland (APRS) said the ...

27 Nov 2023 at 09:37

Government ‘allowing overfishing by ignoring scientific advice’

The Government is allowing overfishing by setting catch limits above scientific advice, according to a new report. In its analysis of 104 species, Oceana found a third are being overfished and a quarter are at critically low ...

13 Sept 2023 at 10:07

Scotland

Swinney urged to reject proposals for new gas-burning power plant

Climate campaigners have urged First Minister John Swinney to reject “disastrous” proposals for a gas-burning power station in the north east. A coalition of 44 environmental groups, including Oxfam, Fuel Poverty Action and ...

29 May 2024 at 10:33

Threatened seabirds may have ‘lifeline’ with potential sandeel fishing ban

Industrial fishing for sandeels could soon be banned under new Government proposals, offering some of the UK’s best-known bird species a “lifeline”. Sandeels are small, eel-like fish that are an important source of food ...

07 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Dogger Bank among four areas of English seas protected from damaging fishing

Dogger Bank is one of four areas of English seas that will be protected from damaging fishing, the Government has announced in a move welcomed by campaigners. Byelaws banning bottom trawling fishing gear will be ...

13 Apr 2022 at 20:55

Attenborough film shows seabed ‘devastation’ says MP in bottom trawling ban call

A Labour MP has pressed ministers to say whether they will ban bottom trawling before climate leaders meet in France next month, after Sir David Attenborough warned the fishing practice was among the most ...

13 May 2025 at 14:23

World

One person missing as firefighters battle Sweden water park blaze for second day

Firefighters in Sweden were battling for a second day on Tuesday to put out a blaze at a water park that is under construction at one of the country’s biggest amusement centres. One park employee is ...

13 Feb 2024 at 10:00

Call to end overfishing to save British fish supper as key stocks face collapse

Key UK fish stocks could face “imminent” collapse without action to halt overfishing, conservationists have warned. Oceana UK has called on the Government to set catch quotas in line with the ...

08 Oct 2025 at 15:41

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